A GIS-approach for determining permanent riparian protection areas in Mato Grosso, central Brazil

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 990-997

  Zeilhofer, Peter ^a   Schwenk, Lunalva Moura ^a   Onga, Naomi ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; DEM; GIS; Hydrographic network; Permanent riparian protection areas

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BUFFER ZONE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GIS; HYDROGRAPHY; IKONOS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION COVER;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO;

EID: 79952201125     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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