Conservation units: A new deforestation frontier in the Amazonian state of Rondônia, Brazil

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-155

  Pedlowski, M A ^a   Matricardi, E A T ^b   Skole, D ^b   Cameron, S R ^b   Chomentowski, W ^b   Fernandes, C ^c   Lisboa, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Estado do Desenvolvimento Ambiental   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Brazilian Amazon; Conservation; Conservation units; Ecology; Remote sensing; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC POLICY; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL AREAS;

BRAZILIAN AMAZON; CONSERVATION UNITS; POPULATION GROWTH; TROPICAL DEFORESTRATION;

DEFORESTATION;

BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATTLE FARMING; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LOGGING; MINING; POPULATION GROWTH; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; SOIL ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTS; REMOTE SENSING;

BRAZIL; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 25844508954     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892905002134     Document Type: Article

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