Characterizing tropical secondary forests using multi-temporal landsat sensor imagery

R. M. Lucas; M. Honzak; G. M. Foody; P. J. Curran; C. Corves

doi:10.1080/01431169308904419

Characterizing tropical secondary forests using multi-temporal landsat sensor imagery

R. M. Lucas
, M. Honzak
, G. M. Foody
, P. J. Curran
, C. Corves

Swansea University
University of Southampton
University of Edinburgh

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The age of tropical secondary forests was estimated using a postclassification comparison of a multi-temporal sequence of Landsat sensor imagery for an area north of Manaus, Brazil. Five stages of regenerating secondary forest together with primary forest and agricultural land were identified. Most secondary forests at this site were younger than 14 years and therefore represented the regeneration stages at which carbon accumulation was at a maximum. This study has implications for the regional or global mapping of tropical secondary forests for global carbon studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3061-3067
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Remote Sensing
Volume	14
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01431169308904419
Publication status	Published - Nov 1993
Externally published	Yes

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