Area and population of the Brazilian savanna

Authors

  • Geraldo Pereira
  • Jozeneida Lúcia P. de Aguiar
  • Lucimar Moreira
  • Heleno da S. Bezerra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1997.v32.4698

Abstract

This research was developed in order to estimate the area and population of continuous Cerrado (Savanna). The Cerrado area was delimited in each municipality, since 34% of the municipalities studied are also located in other regions. Participation index (Cerrado area/total area) of each municipality was estimated by empirical technique incorporated in the Geographical Information System (SGI) developed by the Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). The area of 2,064,676 km2 and population of 21,064,010 people in 1991 were estimated using the index in this research.

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Published

1997-07-01

How to Cite

Pereira, G., Aguiar, J. L. P. de, Moreira, L., & Bezerra, H. da S. (1997). Area and population of the Brazilian savanna. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 32(7), 759–763. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1997.v32.4698

Issue

v.32, n.7, jul. 1997

Section

SCIENTIFIC NOTES