Elevated rates of gold mining in the Amazon revealed through high-resolution monitoring

Gold mining has rapidly increased in western Amazonia, but the rates and ecological impacts of mining remain poorly known and potentially underestimated. We combined field surveys, airborne mapping, and high-resolution...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - 110(2013), 46, Seite 18454-18459
1. Verfasser: Asner, Gregory P. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Llactayo, William, Tupayachi, Raul, Luna, Ernesto Ráez
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Schlagworte:Business Biological sciences Physical sciences Environmental studies Applied sciences