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Land use dynamics under the Bolsa Floresta Program: a case study of the Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve (Amazonas, Brazil)
Original ArticleThe effectiveness of a program of payment for environmental services (PES) in the Brazilian Amazon was analyzed through an
accurate mapping of deforested areas. The Bolsa Floresta Program (BFP) in Amazonas state (Brazil) was chosen as an example
of a PES program that aims to compensate farmers for their commitment to zero deforestation of primary forests while
opening swiddens only in secondary vegetation areas. However, the official measurement of opened swiddens is not effective
since only deforested areas larger than 6.25 ha are mapped, whereas most areas opened for cassava crops are approximately 1
ha in size. The effectiveness of the BFP was evaluated in the Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve (SDR). We tested a
methodology for mapping areas from 0.45 ha upwards that have been opened for cassava swiddens. The years 2006 (before
the implementation of the BFP), 2011, 2015 and 2019 were analyzed. The results indicated that 88% of the areas opened
for swiddens were between 0.45 and 6.25 ha in size. After the implantation of the BFP, the cumulative total deforested area
decreased, and there was a reduction in deforested areas in primary forests. An intensification of swidden cultivation was also
observed, which could cause a decline in productivity. The monitoring by land-use zoning showed that the majority of opened
areas were located in intensive use zones, following the rules of the SDR management plan. The results show the efforts of
local families to fulfill the BFP rulesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Infrared L Band Observations of the Trapezium Cluster: A Census of Circumstellar Disks and Candidate Protostars
We report the results of a sensitive near-infrared JHKL imaging survey of the
Trapezium cluster in Orion. We use the JHKL colors to obtain a census of
infrared excess stars in the cluster. Of (391) stars brighter than 12th
magnitude in the K and L bands, 80 +/- 7% are found to exhibit detectable
infrared excess on the J-H, K-L color-color diagram. Examination of a subsample
of 285 of these stars with published spectral types yields a slightly higher
infrared excess fraction of 85%. We find that 97% of the optical proplyds in
the cluster exhibit excess in the JHKL color-color diagram indicating that the
most likely origin of the observed infrared excesses is from circumstellar
disks. We interpret these results to indicate that the fraction of stars in the
cluster with circumstellar disks is between 80-85%. Moreover, we find that the
probability of finding an infrared excess/protoplanetary disk around a star is
independent of stellar mass over essentially the entire range of the stellar
mass function down to the hydrogen burning limit. We identify 78 stars in our
sample characterized by K-L colors suggestive of deeply embedded protostellar
objects. If even a modest fraction fraction (i.e., ~ 50%) of these objects are
protostars, then star formation could be continuing in the molecular ridge at a
rate comparable to that which produced the foreground Trapezium cluster.Comment: 33 pages plus 3 separate color figures. For higher resolution color
figures and a single file containing the entire paper, figures and tables see
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~gmuench/thesis/clusters/TRAP/traplband.html Used
AASTEX macros v 5.0. Paper will appear in December A
Compact Radio Sources in Orion: New Detections, Time Variability, and Objects in OMC-1S
We present the analysis of four 3.6 cm radio continuum archival observations
of Orion obtained using the Very Large Array in its A-configuration, with
angular resolution. The observations were made during the period
1994-1997. In a region of , we detect a total of 77 compact radio
sources. Of the total of detected sources, 54 are detected in one or more of
the individual observations and 36 of these show time variability (by more than
30%) between the observed epochs. A deep image made from averaging all data
shows an additional 23 faint sources, in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 mJy. Of the
total of 77 sources, 39 are new centimeter detections. However, only 9 of the
77 sources do not have a previously reported counterpart at near-infrared,
optical, or X-ray wavelengths. In particular, we detect three faint sources in
the OMC-1S region that may be related to the sources that power the multiple
outflows that emanate from this part of the Orion nebula. %We discuss the
nature of these sources and its relation with the %near-infrared, optical, and
X-ray objects in the region.Comment: 29 pages, 9 figure
Chandra Observations of Variable Embedded X-ray sources in Orion. Paper I: Resolving Orion Trapezium
We used the High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer (HETGS) onboard the
Chandra X-ray Observatory to perform two observations, separated by three
weeks, of the Orion Trapezium region. The zeroth order images on the Advanced
CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) provide spatial resolution of 0.5" and moderate
energy resolution. Within a 160"x140" region around the Orion Trapezium we
resolve 111 X-ray sources with luminosities between 7x10^{28} ergs/s and
2x10^{32} ergs/s. We do not detect any diffuse emission. Many sources appear
much more heavily absorbed, with N_H in the range of 10^22 to 10^23 cm^-2. The
main objective of this paper is to study the Orion Trapezium and its close
vicinity. Most spectra of the very early type members can be fit with a
two-temperature thermal spectrum with a soft component of kT ~ 0.8 keV and a
hard component of kT ~ 2 to 3 keV. We discuss these results in the context of
stellar wind models. We detect eight additional, mostly variable X-ray sources
in the close vicinity of the Trapezium. Five of these X-rays sources are
identified with proplyds and we argue that the X-ray emission originates from
class I, II and III protostars at the cores of the proplyds.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical
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Spatialisation de la biodiversité en Amazonie brésilienne pour appréhender l'influence de la colonisation des terres et des politiques publiques.
Este artigo propõe uma abordagem de acompanhamento das dinâmicas espaciais da biodiversidade que ocorreram durante os 40 últimos anos na Amazônia brasileira, na comunidade agrícola de Benfica (Estado do Pará). Ela é projetada para estimar « aonde » acontecem as mudanças, « quando » acontecem, de « quanta » superfície se trata e « porque » elas acontecem ? O objectivo apontado é de contribuir para a avaliação do impacto de políticas de colonização sobre estas dinâmicas. Os dados produzidos sobre as disparidades espaciais e sobre os ritmos destas transformações, são uma contribuição que deve enriquecer os conhecimentos sobre a evolução da biodiversidade em frentes pioneiras. No estado atual das pesquisas, a abordagem propõe avaliar a biodiversidade usando uma escala de valores combinando diversos indicadores. Cada um deles contribui para avaliar mudanças que acontecem durante o cultivo das terras florestais. A biodiversidade é depois avaliada em dois níveis : o nível das diferentes formas de exploração dos recursos calculando a medida da biodiversidade ao nível do componente da paisagem (floresta, capoeira, cultivo/pastagem), e ao nível da categoria de ator (do colono, ao pequeno fazendeiro), calculando a medida da biodiversidade da unidade de território que cada um explora preferencialmente. O processo de acompanhamento deste território no tempo é facilmente realizável. De fato ele somente depende da disponibilidade de imagens de satélites. Ainda que esta abordagem seja em validação, ela poderia ser reutilizada em outras regiões florestais antropizadas201