Using indicators of deforestation and land-use dynamics to support conservation strategies: A case study of central Rondônia, Brazil

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1586-1595

  Ferraz, Silvio Frosini de Barros ^a   Vettorazzi, Carlos Alberto ^a   Theobald, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Catchments; Conservation; Deforestation; Land use dynamics; Landscape indicators

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; DRIVING FACTORS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; FOREST PATCHES; FOREST REGENERATIONS; LAND-USE CHANGES; LAND-USE DYNAMICS; LANDSAT TM; LANDSCAPE INDICATORS; LANDSCAPE PATTERNS; MATRIXES; SECONDARY FORESTS; SECONDARY GROWTHS; TROPICAL FORESTS;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; DYNAMICS; LAND USE; RUNOFF;

DEFORESTATION;

ACTION PLAN; CATCHMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; WATERSHED;

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; REFORESTATION; RUNOFF;

BRAZIL; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 61449203686     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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