@article{fdi:010074747,
  title = {{D}eforestation pattern dynamics in protected areas of the {B}razilian {L}egal {A}mazon using remote sensing data},
  author = {{C}abral, {A}. {I}. {R}. and {S}aito, {C}. and {P}ereira, {H}. and {L}aques, {A}nne-{E}lisabeth},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}orest fragmentation and deforestation are subjects of great concern in tropical regions, namely in {S}outh {A}merica and {A}frica, contributing to a rapid loss of tropical forest area and with serious implications for ecosystem functioning and biodiversity conservation. {D}espite the decrease in deforestation rates {I}n recent years, the {B}razilian {A}mazon, with the largest continuous region of tropical forest in the world, has suffered the greatest recorded losses, which have been contributing to continuous habitat fragmentation and a reduction in the territory occupied by {A}merindian populations. {I}n an attempt to preserve the remaining habitats and forests, {B}razil has been adopting land conservation policies, including the implementation of protected areas. {P}rotected areas ({PA}s) possess the potential to significantly reduce habitat fragmentation by conserving large, contiguous areas of land. {I}n order to examine how effective {PA}s are at conserving forest area in the {B}razilian {L}egal {A}mazon, patterns of deforestation are analyzed and compared, inside and outside the {PM}, through landscape metrics calculated using the {P}atch {A}nalyst and {V}-{LATE} extensions of a {G}eographic {I}nformation {S}ystem. {T}wo different sources (the {H}ansen {G}lobal {F}orest {C}hange {D}ataset and the {B}razilian {N}ational {I}nstitute for {S}pace {R}esearch's ({INPE}) {PRODES} project) of annual forest cover-loss data derived from satellite imagery at medium-to-high spatial and temporal resolutions are compared at two-yearly intervals across 2002-2016. {A}dditionally, fragmentation levels associated with deforestation patterns are assessed through an index modeled using a set of uncorrelated landscape metrics, and the associated change factors and trend are discussed. {R}esults show that there is greater fragmentation in some {PA}s located in {M}ato {G}rosso and {P}ara {S}tates, especially those near the "arc of deforestation", and that {Y}anomami {I}ndigenous {L}ands ({YIL}) are tending towards more fragmentation. {A}lthough some {PM} are in a critical condition, findings show they all actively contribute to improved conservation of the native ecosystem and, in conjunction with sustainable management policies, will continue to help reduce or avoid forest fragmentation and degradation processes.},
  keywords = {{D}eforestation and forest degradation ; {F}ragmentation index ; {R}emote sensing spatial data ; {B}razil ; {C}onservation nature ; {BRESIL} ; {AMAZONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}pplied {G}eography},
  volume = {100},
  numero = {},
  pages = {101--115},
  ISSN = {0143-6228},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.10.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074747},
}