Markov chains and cellular automata to predict environments subject to desertification

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 225; pp. 160 - 167
• Main Authors: de Oliveira Barros, Kelly, Alvares Soares Ribeiro, Carlos Antonio, Marcatti, Gustavo Eduardo, Lorenzon, Alexandre Simões, Martins de Castro, Nero Lemos, Domingues, Getulio Fonseca, Romário de Carvalho, José, Rosa dos Santos, Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Brazil; Cellular automata; Degradation; desertification; land cover; land use; Landscape; Markov chain; prediction; Prognosis; Semiarid; soil; watersheds; Brazil; Markov chain; Degradation; Prognosis; Landscape; Cellular automata; Semiarid
• ISSN: 0301-4797; 1095-8630; 1095-8630
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.07.064

The foremost objective of this study was to analyze the performance of a Markov chain/cellular automata model for predicting land use/land cover changes in environments predisposed to desertification. The study area is the Vieira river basin, located in Montes Claros (MG, Brazil). Land use/land cove...