Mapping the terrestrial ecoregions of the Purus-Madeira interfluve in the Amazon Forest using machine learning techniques

AC Ximenes, S Amaral, AMV Monteiro… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
An ecoregion is a region with similar environmental conditions. However, many ecoregions
represent regional habitat heterogeneity, and areas with little fieldwork information can …

Revealing floristic variation and map uncertainties for different plant groups in western Amazonia

G Zuquim, H Tuomisto, PP Chaves… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Understanding spatial variation in floristic composition is crucial to quantify the
extent, patchiness and connectivity of distinct habitats and their spatial relationships. Broad …

Woody plant subregions of the Amazon forest

KJP Silva‐Souza, AF Souza - Journal of Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Amazon forest covers 7.5 million km2 in nine countries, hosts 25% of the global
biodiversity and is a major contributor to the biogeochemical and climatic functioning of the …

Relation of local geomorphometric variables with the vegetation of the Madeira-Purus interfluve (AM/RO)

PC Bispo, MM Valeriano, TM Kuplich - Acta Amazonica, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o potencial das variáveis geomorfométricas
extraídas de dados SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission) para identificação de tipos …

[HTML][HTML] Floristic composition in ecotone forests in northern Brazilian Amazonia: preliminary data

WR Silva, CDA Villacorta, RO Perdiz… - Biodiversity Data …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Ecotone has been defined as “a multi-dimensional environmentally stochastic
interaction zone between ecological systems with characteristics defined in space and time …

Characterization of the dynamics of the successional stages of the Amazon forest using Google Earth Engine

IDS Brasil, AP Dalla Corte, CR Sanquetta… - Forest …, 2023 - torrossa.com
Aim of study: This study evaluates the potential of the Google Earth Engine tool, supported
by fine-scale information obtained by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, to apply and characterize …

Niche modelling for twelve plant species (six timber species and six palm trees) in the Amazon region, using collection and field survey data

V Moscoso, AL Albernaz… - Forest ecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the distribution of plant species is essential for planning management
and conservation actions, especially for economically important species. Available data on …

Forest Fragmentation And Landscape Structure In The Guamá River Basin, Eastern Amazon

NCV Rocha, AMM de Lima, M Adami - Geography, Environment …, 2021 - ges.rgo.ru
Abstract The Guamá River basin, in the northeastern state of Pará, eastern Amazon, Brazil,
encompasses approximately 1,200,000 hectares. It presents great economic and social …

Deforestation pattern dynamics in protected areas of the Brazilian Legal Amazon using remote sensing data

AIR Cabral, C Saito, H Pereira, AE Laques - Applied Geography, 2018 - Elsevier
Forest fragmentation and deforestation are subjects of great concern in tropical regions,
namely in South America and Africa, contributing to a rapid loss of tropical forest area and …

Mapping gradual landscape‐scale floristic changes in Amazonian primary rain forests by combining ordination and remote sensing

S Thessler, K Ruokolainen, H Tuomisto… - Global Ecology and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We present a new method to economically map gradual changes in plant species
composition in lowland rain forests using field data and satellite images. Such a method will …