A quantitative study of the proximity of satellite detected active fires to roads and rivers in the Brazilian tropical moist forest biome

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 532-543

  Kumar, Sanath S ^a   Roy, David P ^a   Cochrane, Mark A ^a   Souza Jr , Carlos M ^b   Barber, Chirstopher P ^a   Boschetti, L ^c  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inst do Homem Meio Ambiente Amazona   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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EID: 84902657119     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF13106     Document Type: Article

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