Characterizing landscape changes in central Rondonia using Landsat TM imagery

Authors
Alves, DS Pereira, JLG De Sousa, CL Soares, JV Yamaguchi, F
Citation
Ds. Alves et al., Characterizing landscape changes in central Rondonia using Landsat TM imagery, INT J REMOT, 20(14), 1999, pp. 2877-2882
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING
ISSN journal
01431161 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
14
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2877 - 2882
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-1161(19990920)20:14<2877:CLCICR>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
An analysis of landscape changes in a region of pioneer settlements in cent ral Rondonia, western Brazilian Amazon, was derived from Landsat TM data. T otal deforested area increased from 206 x 10(3) ha in 1977, to 565 x 10(3) ha in 1985 and to 1210 x 10(3) ha, or 35.5% of the region, in 1995. Eighty- one per cent of the total 1995 deforestation had occurred in regions within 12.5 km from areas of pioneer colonization deforested by 1977. Deforested area exceeded 79% in regions within 12.5 km from the region's first road.