Tropical Forest and Wetland Losses and the Role of Protected Areas in Northwestern Belize, Revealed from Landsat and Machine Learning

Tropical Forest and Wetland Losses and the Role of Protected Areas in Northwestern Belize, Revealed from Landsat and Machine Learning

Changes in land-use and land-cover, including both agricultural expansion and the establishment of protected areas, have altered the landscape pattern and extent of forest and wetland cover in the tropics. In Central America, land-use and land-cover change is also threatening the cultural resources...

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Main Authors: Colin Doyle, Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
land-use/land cover (LULC)
random forest
wetland
deforestation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/3/379

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