The Rate and Extent of Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia
Environmental ConservationPublished 1 January 1990
Philip M. Fearnside
Citations93
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.66
SNIP0.77
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
Abstract
Examination of the often contradictory estimates of the rate and extent of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia leads to a ‘best estimate’ of the cumulative area of forest cleared through 1988 as 345 × 10 3 km 2 (including old clearings), or 8.2% of the 4 × 10 6 km 2 forested portion of Brasil's 5 × 10 6 km 2 ‘Legal Amazon’ region.
Keywords
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEnvironmental Science
World Bank eBooksGovernment policies and deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region
361 Citations1989Dennis Env Mahar
The Changing carbon cycle : a global analysis
334 Citations1986J.R. Trabalka, D.E. Reichle
Remote Sensing of EnvironmentIntensive forest clearing in Rondonia, Brazil, as detected by satellite remote sensing
145 Citations1984Compton J. Tucker, B. N. Holben +1 more
Choice Reviews OnlineThe Earth in transition: patterns and processes of biotic impoverishment
122 Citations1992
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical ClubThe Geophysiology of Amazonia: Vegetation and Climate Interactions.
96 Citations1990Thomas A. Zanoni, Robert E. Dickinson
IntercienciaDeforestation in the brazilian amazon : how fast is it ocurring ?
92 Citations1982Philip M. Fearnside
Cambridge University Press eBooksDeforestation in Brazilian Amazonia
80 Citations1991Philip M. Fearnside
Journal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresDeforestation in the tropics: New measurements in the Amazon Basin using Landsat and NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer imagery
66 Citations1987George M. Woodwell, R. A. Houghton +3 more
Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable DevelopmentA Prescription for Slowing Deforestation in Amazonia
37 Citations1989Philip M. Fearnside
Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University)Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: How Fast is it Occurring?
31 Citations1982Fearnside, Philip M.
Changes in the Area of Forests in Rondonia, Amazon Basin, Measured by Satellite Imagery
19 Citations1986George M. Woodwell, R. A. Houghton +2 more
Biblioteca Digital da Memória Científica do INPE (National Institute for Space Research)Subprojeto desmatamento. Convenio IBDF/CNPq-INPE 1979
5 Citations1980Tardin, Antonio Tebaldi, Lee, David Chung Liang +7 more