Forest edge burning in the Brazilian Amazon promoted by escaping fires from managed pastures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2095-2107

  Cano Crespo, Ana ^a,b   Oliveira, Paulo J C ^a   Boit, Alice ^a   Cardoso, Manoel ^c   Thonicke, Kirsten ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; burned areas; deforestation; escaping fires; land use changes; pastures

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS BURNING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST EDGE; FOREST FIRE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MODIS; PASTURE; SECONDARY FOREST;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; PARA [BRAZIL]; RONDONIA;

NIA;

EID: 84955209193     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JG002914     Document Type: Article

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