Identification and characterization of deforestation hot spots in Venezuela using MODIS satellite images
Land cover changes over time as a result of human activity. Nowadays deforestation may be considered one of the main environmental problems. The objective of this study was to identify and characterize changes to forest cover in Venezuela between 2005-2010. Two maps of deforestation hot spots were g...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2014-06-01
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Series: | Acta Amazonica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672014000200004&tlng=en |