Characterizing degradation of palm swamp peatlands from space and on the ground: An exploratory study in the Peruvian Amazon

Peru has the fourth largest area of peatlands in the Tropics. Its most representative land cover on peat is a Mauritia flexuosa dominated palm swamp (thereafter called dense PS), which has been under human pressure over decades due to the high demand for the M. flexuosa fruit often collected by cutt...

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Main Authors:	Hergoualc'h, Kristell, Gutiérrez Vélez, Victor Hugo, Menton, Mary, Verchot, Louis V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2017
Subjects:	carbon dioxide mauritia flexuosa land cover remote sensing degradation forest degradation biomass perú dióxido de carbono cobertura de suelos teledetección degradación degradación forestal biomasa
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80511