Spatial and temporal deforestation dynamics in protected and unprotected dry forests: A case study from Myanmar (Burma)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1001-1018

  Songer, Melissa ^a   Myint Aung, ^b   Senior, Briony ^a   Defries, Ruth ^c   Leimgruber, Peter ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SICAS Office   (Myanmar)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ASTER; Biodiversity; Change detection; Deforestation rates; Forest dynamics; Fragmentation; Land use change; Landsat; Protected areas; Remote sensing; Tropical dry forests

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DRY FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; PROTECTED AREA; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; CHATTHIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SAGAING; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CERVIDAE;

EID: 63149168050     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9490-5     Document Type: Article

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