@Article{SilvaJrArFoAlVeAn:2018:DeFrIn,
author = "Silva Junior, Celso Henrique Leite and Arag{\~a}o, Luiz Eduardo
Oliveira e Cruz de and Fonseca, Marisa G. and Almeida, Catherine
Torres de and Vedovato, Laura Barbosa and Anderson, Liana O.",
affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de
Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas
Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
(INPE)} and {Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de
Desastres Naturais (CEMADEN)}",
title = "Deforestation-induced fragmentation increases forest fire
occurrence in central brazilian Amazonia",
journal = "Forests",
year = "2018",
volume = "9",
number = "305",
pages = "1--16",
note = "{Pr{\^e}mio CAPES Elsevier 2023 - ODS 15: Vida terrestre}",
keywords = "remote sensing, MODIS, Amazonian forests, Brazilian Forest Code,
edge effects.",
abstract = "Amazonia is home to more than half of the worlds remaining
tropical forests, playing a key role as reservoirs of carbon and
biodiversity. However, whether at a slower or faster pace,
continued deforestation causes forest fragmentation in this
region. Thus, understanding the relationship between forest
fragmentation and fire incidence and intensity in this region is
critical. Here, we use MODIS Active Fire Product (MCD14ML,
Collection 6) as a proxy of forest fire incidence and intensity
(measured as Fire Radiative PowerFRP), and the Brazilian official
Land-use and Land-cover Map to understand the relationship among
deforestation, fragmentation, and forest fire on a deforestation
frontier in the Brazilian Amazonia. Our results showed that forest
fire incidence and intensity vary with levels of habitat loss and
forest fragmentation. About 95% of active fires and the most
intense ones (FRP > 500 megawatts) were found in the first
kilometre from the edges in forest areas. Changes made in 2012 in
the Brazilian main law regulating the conservation of forests
within private properties reduced the obligation to recover
illegally deforested areas, thus allowing for the maintenance of
fragmented areas in the Brazilian Amazonia. Our results reinforce
the need to guarantee low levels of fragmentation in the Brazilian
Amazonia in order to avoid the degradation of its forests by fire
and the related carbon emissions.",
doi = "10.3390/f9060305",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f9060305",
issn = "1999-4907",
label = "lattes: 0506851271452550 1 SilvaJrArFoAlVeAn:2018:DeFrIn",
language = "en",
targetfile = "silva junior_deforestation.pdf",
url = "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/6/305",
urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}