Title:	The changing rates and patterns of deforestation and land use in Brazilian Amazonia.
Authors:	ALVES, D. S. MORTON, D. C. BATISTELLA, M. ROBERTS, D. A. SOUZA JR, C.
Affiliation:	DIOGENES, S. ALVES, INPE; DOUGLAS C. MORTON, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; MATEUS BATISTELLA, CNPM; DAR A. ROBERTS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA; CARLOS SOUZA JR., INSTITUTO DO HOMEM E MEIO AMBIENTE DA AMAZÔNIA.
Date Issued:	2009
Citation:	In: KELLER, M.; BUSTAMANTE, M.; GASH, J.; DIAS, P. S. (Ed.). Amazonia and global change. Washington: American Geophysical Union, 2009.
Pages:	p. 11-24.
Description:	Investigating the rates and patterns of land cover and land use change (LCLUC) in Amazonia is a central issue for Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) research. LCLUC, along with climatic changes affects the biological, chemical, and physical functions of Amazonia, thereby linking environmental chance at the local, regional, and global scales. Considerable research has focused on estimating rates of forest conversion in Amazonia, mainly through the use of satellite remote sensing and evaluating factors that influence these rates, Beyond the rates of forest loss, LCLUC research in Amazonia has also considered the variety of agricultural uses that reokace firest civer, forest degradation from logging and fire, and secondary vegetation on previously cleared lands.
NAL Thesaurus:	Amazonia vegetation
Keywords:	Climate changes LBA Global scales
Series/Report no.:	(Geophysical Monograph, 186)
ISBN:	978-0-87590-476-4
Type of Material:	Parte de livro
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Capítulo em livro científico (CNPM)