Assessing the effectiveness of vegetation indices in detecting forest disturbances in the southeast Amazon

Abstract Amazon forests are becoming increasingly vulnerable to disturbances such as droughts, fires, windstorms, logging, and forest fragmentation, all of which lead to forest degradation. Nevertheless, quantifying the extent and severity of disturbances and their cumulative impact on forest degrad...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Q. Marques, Divino V. Silvério, Lenio S. Galvão, Luiz E. O. C. Aragão, Maria R. Uribe, Marcia N. Macedo, Ludmila Rattis, Ane A. C. Alencar, Paulo M. Brando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77924-3