Pasture degradation in the central Amazon: Linking changes in carbon and nutrient cycling with remote sensing

Global Change Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 844-862

  Asner, Gregory P ^a,b   Townsend, Alan R ^c   Bustamante, Mercedes M C ^d   Nardoto, Gabriela B ^e   Olander, Lydia P ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon basin; Base cations; Brazil; Calcium; Deforestation; Land use change; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Pastures; Phosphorus; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; LAND USE CHANGE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL CARBON;

AMAZON BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS TAURUS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 2642554825     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2003.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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