Fire Data as Proxy for Anthropogenic Landscape Change in the Yucatán

Fire Data as Proxy for Anthropogenic Landscape Change in the Yucatán

Fire is one of the earliest and most common tools used by humans to modify the earth surface. Landscapes in the Yucatán Peninsula are composed of a mosaic of old growth subtropical forest, secondary vegetation, grasslands, and agricultural land that represent a well-documented example of anthropogen...

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Main Authors: Marco Millones, John Rogan, B.L. Turner II, Benoit Parmentier, Robert Clary Harris, Daniel A. Griffith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
tropical fire
land use/land cover change
MODIS
anthrome
Yucatán Peninsula
spatial model
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/6/3/61

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