Mapping native and non-native vegetation in the Brazilian Cerrado using freely available satellite products.

ABSTRACT: Native vegetation across the Brazilian Cerrado is highly heterogeneous and biodiverse and provides important ecosystem services, including carbon and water balance regulation, however, land-use changes have been extensive. Conservation and restoration of native vegetation is essential and could be facilitated by detailed landcover maps. Here, across a large case study region in Goiás State, Brazil (1.1 Mha), we produced physiognomy level maps of native vegetation (n = 8) and other landcover types (n = 5). Seven different classification schemes using different combinations of input satellite imagery were used, with a Random Forest classifier and 2-stage approach implemented within Google Earth Engine. Overall classification accuracies ranged from 88.6-92.6% for native and non-native vegetat

SUBMITTER: Lewis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8799689 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature