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Research article
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28 Feb 2017
Research article |
| 28 Feb 2017
A matrix clustering method to explore patterns of land-cover transitions in satellite-derived maps of the Brazilian Amazon
Finn Müller-Hansen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Physics, Humboldt University Berlin, Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Manoel F. Cardoso
Center for Earth System Science, National Institute for Space Research, Rodovia Presidente Dutra 40, 12630-000 Cachoeira Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Eloi L. Dalla-Nora
Center for Earth System Science, National Institute for Space Research, Rodovia Presidente Dutra 40, 12630-000 Cachoeira Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Jonathan F. Donges
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Stockholm Resilience Center, Stockholm University, Kräftriket 2B, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden
Jobst Heitzig
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Jürgen Kurths
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Physics, Humboldt University Berlin, Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Kirsten Thonicke
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
Deforestation and subsequent land uses in the Brazilian Amazon have huge impacts on greenhouse gas emissions, local climate and biodiversity. To better understand these land-cover changes, we apply complex systems methods uncovering spatial patterns in regional transition probabilities between land-cover types, which we estimate using maps derived from satellite imagery. The results show clusters of similar land-cover dynamics and thus complement studies at the local scale.
Deforestation and subsequent land uses in the Brazilian Amazon have huge impacts on greenhouse...
