Deforestation drivers in the Brazilian Amazon: assessing new spatial predictors

AM Dos Santos, CFA da Silva… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Researches on the deforestation of the Amazon have gained prominence in the last recent
years, mainly with the change in the policy regarding the facing of this phenomenon by the …

Considerations for selecting a machine learning technique for predicting deforestation

HJ Mayfield, C Smith, M Gallagher… - Environmental Modelling & …, 2020 - Elsevier
There are a many reasons for creating quantitative models of deforestation, supported by a
variety of modelling techniques for doing so. We examine the suitability of four different …

Environmental vulnerability assessment of the Doce River basin, southeastern Brazil

JA Campos, DD da Silva, EI Fernandes Filho… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Environmental vulnerability is an important tool to understand the natural and anthropogenic
impacts associated with the susceptibility to environmental damage. This study aims to …

AI-Driven Strategies for Reducing Deforestation

R Hasan, SF Farabi, M Kamruzzaman… - The American Journal …, 2024 - inlibrary.uz
Recent advancements in data science, coupled with the revolution in digital and satellite
technology, have catalyzed the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) applications in forestry …

Highway network and fire occurrence in Amazonian indigenous lands

CFA Silva, ST Alvarado, AM Santos, MO Andrade… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction and expansion of highways aiming to improve the integration of the most
isolated regions in Brazil facilitated the access to many inhabited areas in the Amazon …

Dynamics of active fire data and their relationship with fires in the areas of regularized indigenous lands in the Southern Amazon

AM dos Santos, CFA da Silva, AP Rudke… - Remote Sensing …, 2021 - Elsevier
An increase in active fire data in the Amazon puts the entire international community on
alert, as they may result in fires and deforestation. Thus, this study aims to present the …

Linking hydrological security and landscape insecurity in the moribund deltaic wetland of India using tree-based hybrid ensemble method in python

S Pal, S Paul - Ecological Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
The main goal of the present study is to develop hydrological security model (HSM) and
landscape insecurity model (LIM) of the wetlands in moribund deltaic floodplain using a tree …

Predicting the impacts of clearing on vegetation communities: a model-based approach for identifying conservation priorities in Queensland, Australia

S Hernandez, S Duce, M Sheaves… - Australasian Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Predicting outcomes is critical for conservation prioritisation. We predicted the areas that are
likely to be impacted using a generalised estimating equation from a logistic regression and …

Deforestation and land use change mediate soil carbon changes in the eastern Brazilian Amazon

JM Damian, MR Durigan, MR Cherubin… - Regional Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Deforestation and land use change (LUC) to expand the agricultural frontier in the Brazilian
Amazon deplete soil carbon (C) stocks, and negatively impact climate regulation. The variety …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstructing deforestation patterns in China from 2000 to 2019

Y Zhang, L Zhang, H Wang, Y Wang, J Ding, J Shen… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forests are important for the global carbon cycle, hydrothermal balance, and climate
change. Human activities can exert a significant impact on forest ecosystems, thereby …