Landsat satellite imagery covering the entire forested portion of the Brazilian Amazon Basin
was used to measure, for 1978 and 1988, deforestation, fragmented forest, defined as areas …

DL Skole, WH Chomentowski, WA Salas, and AD Nobre ropical deforestation is an im-
portant component of global change; it has a large influ-ence on hydrology, climate, and glo …

The distributions of forest and deforestation throughout the tropics are poorly known despite
their importance to regional biodiversity and global climate and biodiversity. Deforestation …

Measuring the aerial extent of tropical deforestation for other than localized areas requires
the use of satellite data. We present evidence to show that an accurate determination of …

Reduction in the area of forests in Latin America between 1850 and 1985 was estimated
from changes in the major uses of land, including permanent croplands, pastures, shifting …

Vegetation types lacking protection in the existing conservation units of the nine states in the
Brazilian Legal Amazon were identified, and locations were noted where these vegetation …

Abstract Imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite's
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer sensor has been used to identify an area about …

Annual forest cover loss indicator maps for the humid tropics from 2000 to 2005 derived from
time-series 500 m data from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) …

It has been claimed, on the basis of relatively shortterm gage observations and the
perceptions of riverbank dwellers, that height and duration of Amazon floods are increasing …

This book begins by considering the tropical rain forest as a global resource and its vital
importance in sustaining the life of the planet. The competing needs of conservation and …