Sensoriamento Remoto como instrumento de controle e proteção ambiental: análise da cobertura vegetal remanescente na bacia do Rio Araguaia / Remote Sensing as a Law Enforcement and Environmental Protection Tool: Remnant Vegetation Analysis in the Araguaia River Basin

In this study, the Brazilian legislation regarding the permanent protected areas (APP) and the waterresources was investigated by simultaneously analyzing the available legal instruments and the currentvegetation cover in the Araguaia River basin. Through the normalized difference vegetation index(N...

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Main Authors: Manuel Eduardo Ferreira, Dr. Laerte Guimarães Ferreira, Luciane Martins de Araújo Mascarenhas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2009-04-01
Series:Revista Sociedade & Natureza
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Online Access:http://www.sociedadenatureza.ig.ufu.br/include/getdoc.php?id=1046&article=364&mode=pdf