Analyzing the agricultural transition in Mato Grosso, Brazil, using satellite-derived indices

Applied Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 702-713

  Arvor, Damien ^a,d   Meirelles, Margareth ^b,c   Dubreuil, Vincent ^a   Bégué, Agnès ^e   Shimabukuro, Yosio E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d IRD   (France)

^e UMR TETIS   (France)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Amazon; Crop expansion; Cropping systems; Deforestation; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DEFORESTATION; FARMING SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; SOYBEAN;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052548720     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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