Trends in Land-Use and Land-Cover Change: Key Insights for Managing the Atlantic Forest Transition

Studies on land-use and land-cover change patterns contribute to better informed management decisions for the conservation and restoration of Atlantic Forest fragments and their megabiodiversity. In recent decades, the phenomenon of forest transition has been observed in several parts of the biome,...

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Published in:	Land
Main Authors:	Henrique Simões Carvalho Costa, Ramon Felipe Bicudo Silva, Natalia Stefanini Da Silveira, Bruna Albuquerque Vaz, René Rojas Rocca, Paulo Roberto Silva de Jesus Junior, Simone Aparecida Vieira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Subjects:	governance zoning protected area forest fragments Atlantic Forest
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/12/2020

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