Spatial pattern analysis of deforestation in the northeast of Minas Gerais State, Brazil
JULIANA MARIA F. DE SOUZA DINIZ,
ALINY APARECIDA DOS REIS,
FAUSTO WEIMAR ACERBI JUNIOR
Abstract:Understanding the spatial pattern of a particular geographic phenomenon such as deforestation is a key issue to establish monitoring programs to prevent the depletion of natural resources. Thus, the goal of this study was to assess the spatial pattern of deforested areas in the Pardo and Jequitinhonha River basins using Ripley's K function.First, we mapped all deforested areas in these basins using Landsat multispectral imagery from 2007 to 2015. Then, we used the Ripley's K function to test for spatial intera… Show more
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