SPATIAL-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF EUCALYPTUS IN THE NORTH OF MINAS GERAIS IN THE YEARS 1986, 1996 AND 2010

Authors

  • Marcos Esdras Leite UniversidadeEstadual de Montes Claros
  • Jefferson Willian Lopes Almeida Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros
  • Renato Ferreira da Silva niversidade Estadual de Montes Claros

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v8i2.5931

Keywords:

Remote Sensing, GIS, Eucalyptus, Northern Minas Gerais.

Abstract

The northern region of Minas Gerais presents itself as an area of lower commercial value of the land in the state. Thus, land acquisition for the implementation of forestry projects, especially eucalyptus, was facilitated. Eucalyptus demand large areas, so the price of land is an important variable for the economic success of the enterprise. In this context, this paper analyzed the spatial distribution of such cultivation in the northern state of Minas Gerais, in the years 1986, 1996 and 2010. Thus, we used medium-resolution orbital products to extract the areas of eucalyptus. These data were overlaid through GIS, other characteristics of this region. Thus, it was possible to identify the dynamics of this forest, which, according to the results, has been reducing the area occupied in the north of Minas Gerais.

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Author Biographies

Marcos Esdras Leite, UniversidadeEstadual de Montes Claros

Professor Doutor em Geografia Departamento de Geociências Coordenador do Laboratório de Geoprocessamento

Jefferson Willian Lopes Almeida, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros

Bolsista Iniciação Científica do TROP-DRY, Laboratório de Geoprocessamento Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros

Renato Ferreira da Silva, niversidade Estadual de Montes Claros

Bolsista Iniciação Científica da FAPEMIG, Laboratório de Geoprocessamento Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros

Published

2012-12-20

How to Cite

Leite, M. E., Lopes Almeida, J. W., & Silva, R. F. da. (2012). SPATIAL-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF EUCALYPTUS IN THE NORTH OF MINAS GERAIS IN THE YEARS 1986, 1996 AND 2010. GeoTextos, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v8i2.5931

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