Estimates of selective logging impacts in tropical forest canopy cover using RapidEye imagery and field data

Selective logging is one of the leading causes of forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon region. The Brazilian Federal government has adopted a forest concession policy as a strategy to mitigate impacts of selective logging and regulate operations of the tropical timber industry in Brazil. This...

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Main Authors: Pinagé Ekena R, Matricardi Eraldo Aparecido T, Leal Fabrício A, Pedlowski Marcos A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2016-06-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor1534-008