Assessing Forest Degradation Through Remote Sensing in the Brazilian Amazon: Implications and Perspectives for Sustainable Forest Management

Assessing Forest Degradation Through Remote Sensing in the Brazilian Amazon: Implications and Perspectives for Sustainable Forest Management

Forest degradation and forest disturbance are distinct yet often conflated concepts, complicating their definition and monitoring. Forest degradation involves interrupted succession and a severe reduction in forest services over time, caused by factors like fires, illegal selective logging, and edge...

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Main Authors: Afonso Henrique Moraes Oliveira, Eraldo Aparecido Matricardi, Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de Aragão, Iara Musse Felix, José Humberto Chaves, Mauro Mendonça Magliano, José Max Barbosa Oliveira-Junior, Thiago Almeida Vieira, Lizandra Elizeário dos Santos, Leonardo Pequeno Reis, Diogo Otávio Scália Pereira, Carlos Tadeu dos Santos Dias, João Ricardo Vasconcellos Gama, Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
forest disturbance
selective logging
anthropogenic impacts
conservation strategies
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/23/4557
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