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. 2006 Sep 26;103(39):14261-2.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0606804103. Epub 2006 Sep 19.

Mapping land use of tropical regions from space

Carlos M Souza Jr  1
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Mapping land use of tropical regions from space

Carlos M Souza Jr. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Processes that lead to forest degradation and forest conversion in the Brazilian Amazon. Remote-sensing techniques were available for mapping deforestation and forest degradation, but until the work by Morton et al. (7), little was known about land use after deforestation in large areas of Amazon region. Land abandonment could also be monitored with this new remote-sensing methodology.
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