Deforestation processes in south-western Madagascar over the past 40 years: What can we learn from settlement characteristics?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 231-243

  Brinkmann, Katja ^a   Noromiarilanto, Fanambinantsoa ^b   Ratovonamana, Rakotomalala Yedidya ^b   Buerkert, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Forest fragmentation; Hatsaky; Land cover changes; Mahafaly plateau; Slash and burn agriculture

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; LAND CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84903552944     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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