Forest Cover Change in the Toledo District, Belize from 1975 to 1999: A Remote Sensing Approach

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Emch, Michael E.; Quinn, James W.; Peterson, Marc; & Alexander, Mark. (2005). Forest Cover Change in the Toledo District, Belize from 1975 to 1999: A Remote Sensing Approach. The Professional Geographer: The Journal of the Association of American Geographers, 57(2), 256-67.

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Emch, Michael E.
Quinn, James W.
Peterson, Marc
Alexander, Mark

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2005

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The Professional Geographer: The Journal of the Association of American Geographers

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57

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2

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256-67

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10.1111/j.0033-0124.2005.476_1.x

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3849

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Measuring land-cover change is an essential part of sustainable conservation planning. This project uses Landsat MSS and ETM+ data to document forest cover change in the Toledo District, Belize, from 1975 to 1999 and provides an initial assessment of why these changes took place. Supervised and subpixel classification methods were employed. The results showed an aggregate forest loss of almost 10 percent, which is approximately 36,000 ha. Deforestation expanded significantly in the most populous Mayan areas of central Toledo District and along the Guatemalan border. Subpixel classification results showed that in 1999 the most densely forested areas were in northern Toledo District in the Maya Mountains.

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Place, Space, and Health
Population and Environment

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Emch, Michael E.; Quinn, James W.; Peterson, Marc; & Alexander, Mark. (2005). Forest Cover Change in the Toledo District, Belize from 1975 to 1999: A Remote Sensing Approach. The Professional Geographer: The Journal of the Association of American Geographers, 57(2), 256-67.