Search Results - "Costa, Maycira P.F."

Time-series analysis of Landsat-MSS/TM/OLI images over Amazonian waters impacted by gold mining activities by Lobo, Felipe L., Costa, Maycira P.F., Novo, Evlyn M.L.M.

“…Water siltation caused by artisanal gold mining has impacted the Tapajós River Basin in Brazil for the past 40years, however spatial-temporal information about…”
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Spatial and temporal variability of macrophyte cover and productivity in the eastern Amazon floodplain: A remote sensing approach by Silva, Thiago Sanna F., Costa, Maycira P.F., Melack, John M.

“…Herbaceous aquatic macrophytes cover extensive areas on the floodplains of the Amazon basin and are an important habitat and input of organic carbon. These…”
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Remote sensing of aquatic vegetation: theory and applications by Silva, Thiago S. F, Costa, Maycira P. F, Melack, John M, Novo, Evlyn M. L. M

“…Aquatic vegetation is an important component of wetland and coastal ecosystems, playing a key role in the ecological functions of these environments. Surveys…”
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Utilizing SAR imagery and aquatic vegetation to map fresh and brackish lakes in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland by Costa, Maycira P.F., Telmer, Kevin H.

“…South America's Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, contains hundreds of thousands of geochemically diverse lakes, ranging from dilute to brackish…”
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Annual Net Primary Production of Macrophytes in the Eastern Amazon Floodplain by Silva, Thiago S. F., Costa, Maycira P. F., Melack, John M.

“…Aquatic herbaceous macrophytes contribute significantly to the input carbon for the Amazon floodplain. These plants have large seasonal variations in areal…”
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Assessment of two biomass estimation methods for aquatic vegetation growing on the Amazon Floodplain by Silva, Thiago Sanna F., Costa, Maycira P.F., Melack, John M.

“…Studies of macrophyte productivity in the Amazon region are limited by accessibility and costs; hence, they may suffer from reduced sample size and…”
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Mapping and monitoring lakes in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland using synthetic aperture radar imagery by Costa, Maycira P.F., Telmer, Kevin H.

“…1. The Pantanal wetland in South America is being threatened by human development, such as the construction of hydropower dams in the upper Paraguay River and…”
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SAR-based estimates of the size distribution of lakes in Brazil and Canada: a tool for investigating carbon in lakes by Telmer, Kevin H., Costa, Maycira P.F.

“…1. The size of lakes and the size distribution of lakes are important parameters controlling lake function, and how lakes interact with landscapes, the…”
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A multisensor, multitemporal approach for monitoring herbaceous vegetation growth in the Amazon floodplain by Silva, Thiago Sanna Freire, Costa, Maycira P. F., Novo, Evlyn M. L. M., Melack, John M.

“…The Amazon River floodplain is an important source of atmospheric CO 2 and CH 4 . Aquatic herbaceous vegetation (macrophytes) have been shown to contribute…”
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