Using Remote Sensing and Random Forest to Assess the Conservation Status of Critical Cerrado Habitats in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Brazil’s Cerrado is a highly diverse ecosystem and it provides critical habitat for many species. Cerrado habitats have suffered significant degradation and decline over the past decades due to expansion of cash crops and livestock farming across South America. Approximately 1,800,000 km2 of the Cer...

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Main Authors: Jason Reynolds, Kathryn Wesson, Arnaud L. J. Desbiez, Jose M. Ochoa-Quintero, Peter Leimgruber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/5/2/12