Mapping forest successional stages following deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia using multi‐temporal Landsat images
- 22 February 2005
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Remote Sensing
- Vol. 26 (3) , 635-642
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0143116042000274078
Abstract
Tropical forest successional stages have been mapped previously with multi‐temporal satellite sensor imagery. The precise identification and classification of such stages, however, has proved difficult. This Letter presents a new method for the classification of forest successional stages following deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia. Multi‐temporal Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and derived fraction images and field data were used in a semi‐automatic classification approach. The results were encouraging and signal the application of the method for the entire Brazilian Amazonia.Keywords
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