Web-oriented GIS system for monitoring, conservation and law enforcement of the Brazilian Amazon
Souza Jr., C., Pereira, K., Lins, V., Hayashi, S. & Souza, D Earth Sci Inform (2009) 2:205–215

Boom-and-Bust Development Patterns Across the Amazon Deforestation Frontier
Rodrigues, A., Ewers, R., Parry, L., Souza Jr, C., Veríssimo, A. & Balmford, A. Science. Vol. 324. no. 5933, pp. 1435 - 1437

Temporal Fluctuations in Amazonian Deforestation Rates.
Ewers, R., Laurance, W., Souza Jr., C., 2008. 

The Fragmentation of Space in the Amazon Basin: Emergent Road Networks
Arima, E., Walker, R., Sales, M., Souza Jr. C., & Perz, S.  Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, Vol. 74, No. 6, June 2008, pp. 699–709.

Lições para divulgação da lista de infratores ambientais no Brasil.
Fernandes, I., Brito, B., Barreto, P. 2008. Imazon, 25p.
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Road Networks and Forest Fragmentation in the Amazon: Explanations for Local Differences with Implications for Conservation and Development.
Perz, S., Caldas, M., Walker, R., Arima, E., Souza Jr., C., 2008. Journal of Latin American Geography.

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries: Considerations for Monitoring and Measuring.
DeFries, R., Achard F., Brown S., Herold M., Murdiyarso D., Schlamadinger B. & Souza Jr., C., 2007. Environmental Science and Policy.

Improving Spatial Distribution Estimation of Forest Biomass with Geostatistics: a case study of Rondônia, Brazil.
Sales, M., Souza Jr., C., Kyriakidis, P. C., Roberts, D. A. & Vidal, E., 2007. Ecological Modelling. 205 (1-2) 221-230.

Theorizing land cover and land use change: the peasant economy of colonization in the Amazon basin.
Caldas, M., R. T. Walker, Arima, E., S. Perz, P. R Aldrich, & C. S. Simmons 2007. Association of American Geographers. 97 (1) 86-110.

Road investments, spatial spillovers, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon 2007.
Pfaff, A., R. Walker, S. Aldrich, M. Caldas, E Reis, S. Perz, C. Bohrer, Arima, E., W. Laurance, & K. Kirby. Journal of Regional Sciences. 47 (1) 109-123.

Earth observations for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in developing countries.
DeFries, R., Achard, F., Brown, S., Herold, M., Murdiyarso, D., Schlamadinger, B., Souza Jr., C.M., 2007.  Environmental Science and Policy, 385-394.

Classificação orientada a objeto para detecção da exploração seletiva de madeira na Amazônia.
Monteiro, A. L., Lingnau, C., Souza Jr., C., 2007. Revista Brasileira de Cartografia. 59 (03) 239-24.

Regional ecosystem structure and function: ecological Insights from remote sensing of tropical forests.
Chambers, J., Asner, G., Morton, D., Anderson L., Saatchi, S., Espírito-Santo, F., Palace, M. & Souza Jr., C.M., 2007. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 22(8), 414-23.

Fire In The Brazilian Amazon: A Spatially Explicit Model For Policy Impact Analysis.
Arima, E; Simmons, C; Walker, R & Cochrane, A. 2007. Journal of Regional Science, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 47(3), pages 541-567.

Beyond reaping the first harvest: management objectives for timber production in the Brazilian Amazon.
Zarin, D. ; Schulze, M.; Vidal, E. & Lentini, M. 2007.  Conservation Biology. 21 (4) 916-925.

Avaliação de imagens Landsat para o monitoramento do manejo florestal na Amazônia.
Monteiro, A. Souza Jr, C. & Lingnau, C. 2007. Scientia Forestalis. (75) 95-104.

Regional ecosystem structure and function: ecological Insights from remote sensing of tropical forests.
Chambers, J., Asner, G., Morton, D., Anderson L., Saatchi, S., Espírito-Santo, F., Palace, M. & Souza Jr., C.M., 2007. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 22(8), 414-23.

Avaliação de imagens Landsat para o monitoramento do manejo florestal na Amazônia
Monteiro, A. Souza Jr, C. & Lingnau, C. 2007. Scientia Forestalis. (75) 95-104.

Adaptation of a spatially explicit individual tree-based growth and yield model and long-term comparison between reduced-impact and conventional logging in eastern Amazonia, Brazil.
Valle, D., Phillps P., Vidal, E., Schulze, M., Grogan, J., Sales, M., Gardingen, P. V., 2007. Forest Ecology and Management. (243) 187-198.

Padrões e causas do desmatamento nas Áreas Protegidas de Rondônia.
Ribeiro, B., Veríssimo, A., 2007. Natureza e Conservação. 05 (01) 15-26

A eficácia da aplicação da lei de crimes ambientais pelo Ibama para proteção de florestas no Pará.
Brito, B. e Barreto, P. 2006. Revista de Direito Ambiental. São Paulo: Ed. Revista dos Tribunais, n. 43, 2006. 35-65.
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Identifying bias in stand-level growth and yield estimations: a case study in eastern Brazilian Amazonia.
Valle, D., Schulze, M., Vidal, E., Grogan, J. & Sales, M., 2006. Forest Ecology and Management. (236) 127-135.

Mapping land use of tropical regions from space.
Souza Jr. Carlos. 2006. In: PNAS, vol. 103, no. 39

Factors Limiting Post-logging Seedling Regeneration by Big-leaf Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in Southeastern Amazonia, Brazil, and Implications for Sustainable Management.
Grogan, J. & Galvão, J. 2006. In: Biotropica 38 (2). 219-228.

Sensoriamento Remoto e recursos naturais da Amazônia.
Filho, P., Paradella, W., Souza Jr., C., Valeriano, D. M. & Miranda, F. P., 2006. Ciência e Cultura. 58 (3) 37-41.

Evaluation of yield regulation options for primary forest in Tapajós National Forest, Brazil.
Gardingen, Paul.; Valle, D. & Thompson, I. 2006. Forest Ecology and Management 231 (2006). 184–195.

The influence of reproductive traits on liana abundance 10 years after conventional and reduced-impacts logging in the eastern Brazilian Amazon.
Gerwing, J., 2006. Forest Ecology and Management. 221 83-90.

Mapping unofficial roads with Landsat imagens: a new tool to improve the monitoring of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.
Brandão Jr., A., Souza Jr., C.. 2006. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 27 (1) 177-189.

Apoio científico para os padrões de manejo de madeira na floresta Amazônica: a questão da sustentabilidade.
Grogan, J.; Vidal, E. & Schulze, M. 2005. Ciência e Ambiente, 32.

Pecuária e madeira: lucratividade, expansão e sustentabilidade.
Arima, E. & Barreto, P. 2005. Ciência e Ambiente, 32.

Origem e destino da madeira Amazônica.
Barreto, P. 2005. Ciência e Ambiente, 32.

Multi-temporal analysis of degraded forests in the Southern Brazilian Amazon.
Souza Jr, C.; Roberts, D. A. & Monteiro, A. 2005. Earth Interactions, 9 (19). Pp 1-25.

Loggers and forest fragmentation: behavioral models of road building in the Amazon basin.
Arima, E., Walker, R.T., Perz, S. & Caldas, M. 2005. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 95 (3), 2005, pp. 525-541.

Comparação entre imagens Landsat ETM + E MODIS/TERRA para detecção de incrementos de desmatamento na região do Baixo Acre.
Costa, A. & Souza Jr., C. 2005. Revista Brasileira de Cartografia, Nº57/02.
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Big-Leaf Mahogany on CITES Appendix II: Big challenge, big opportunity.
Grogan, J. & Barreto, P. 2005. Conservation Biology, vol. 19, issue 3: 973-976.

Sugestões para a aplicação da lei de crimes ambientais no setor florestal da Amazônia.
Brito, B. & Barreto, P. 2005. Revista de Direitos Difusos. Teses de Foz do Iguaçu II. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. Adcoas. Ano VI, Vol. 30. Pp 137-155

Aplicação da Lei de Crimes Ambientais pela Justiça Federal no setor florestal do Pará
Brito, B. & Barreto, P. 2005. Revista de Direito Ambiental 37: 218-243. São Paulo: Editora Revista dos Tribunais.
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Mapping forest degradation in the Amazon region with Ikonos images.
Souza Jr., C. & Roberts, D. 2005.  International Journal of Remote Sensing 26: 425-429.

Growth response by big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) advance seedling regeneration to overhead canopy release in southeast Pará, Brazil.
Grogan, J.; Landis, R.M.; Ashton, M.S. & Galvão, J. 2005. Forest Ecology and Management 204: 399-412.

Wildifires in Amazonia: a pilot study examining the role of farming systems, social capital, and fire contagion
Simmons, C.S., Walker, R.T, Wood, C.H, Arima, E & Cochrane, M. 2004. Journal of Latin American Geography 3 (1): 81-86

Combining spectral and spatial information to map canopy damage from selective logging and forest fires.
Souza Jr., C., Roberts, D. A., 2005. Remote Sensing of Environment. 98 329-343.

Barreras legales y técnica, para la adópcion del manejo forestal por comunidades en la Amazonia brasileña.
Barreto, P., 2005. Recursos Naturales y Ambiente. 109-114.

Impactos da exploração madeireira e do fogo em florestas de transição da Amazônia Legal.
Monteiro, A.; Souza Jr., C.; Barreto, P.; Pantoja, F. & Gerwing, J. 2004. Scientia Forestalis 65: 11-21.
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Life history diversity among six species of canopy lianas in an old-growth forest of the eastern Brazilian Amazon.
Gerwing, J. J. 2004. Forest Ecology and Management 190: 57-72.

Sources of error in accuracy assessment of thematic land-cover maps in the Brazilian Amazon.
Powell, R. L.; Matzke, N.; Souza, Jr., C.; Clark, M.; Numata, I.; Hess, L. L & Roberts, D. A. 2004. Remote Sensing of Environment 90: 221-234.

A behavioral model of landscape change in the Amazon basin: the colonist case.
Walker, R.; Drzyzga, S. A.; Li, Y.; Qi, J.; Caldas, M.; Arima, E. & Vergara, D. 2004. Ecological Applications 14 (4): 299-312.

Large area mapping of land-cover change in Rondônia using multitemporal spectral mixture analysis and decision tree classifiers
Roberts, D. A.; Numata, I.; Homes, K.; Batista, G.; Krug, T.; Monteiro, A. L.; Powell, B.; Chadwick, O. A. 2003. Journal of Geophysical Research 107 (20): 40-1.40-18

Mapping forest degradation in the eastern Amazon from SPOT 4 through spectral mixture models.
Souza Jr., C.; Firestone, L.A.; Moreira, L.; Roberts, D.A. 2003. Remote Sensing of Environment. Pp. 494-506

Big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) seedling survival and growth across a topographic gradient in southeast Pará, Brazil
Grogan, J.; Ashton, M.S. & Galvão, J. 2003. Forest Ecology and Management 186: 311-326

Equitable ecology: collaborative learning for local benefit in Amazonia.
Shanley, P & Gaia, G. 2003. Agricultural System 73: 83-97.

A risky forest policy in the Amazon?
Veríssimo, A. & Cochrane, M. 2003. Science (299): 1843

Fire science for rainforests.
Cochrane, M.A. 2003. Nature 421: 913-919.

Detection of logging in Amazonian transition forest using spectral mixture models.
Monteiro, A. L.; Souza Jr., C. & Barreto, P. 2003. International Journal of Remote Sensing 1 (24): 151-159.

Crescimento de floresta tropical três anos após colheita de madeira com e sem manejo florestal na Amazônia oriental.
Vidal, E. ; Viana, V. & Batista, J.L.F. 2002. Scientia Forestalis 61: 133-143.

National Forest in the Amazon.
Veríssimo, A.; Cochrane, M. A. & Souza Jr., C. 2002. Science 297 (5586): 1478.

The role of remote sensing and GIS in enforcement of areas of permanent preservation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Firestone, L.A. & Souza Jr., C. 2002. Geocarto 17 (2): 51-56.

Changes in liana abundance and species diversity eight years after liana cutting and logging in an eastern Amazonian forest
Gerwing, J. & Vidal, E. 2002. Conservation Biology 16 (2): 544-548.

Degradation of forests through logging and fire in the eastern Brazilian Amazon.
Gerwing, J. 2002. Forest Ecology and Management 157 (1): 131-141.

Priority areas for establishing national forests in the Brazilian Amazon.
Veríssimo, A.; Cochrane, M. A.; Souza Jr., C. & Salomão, R. 2002. Conservation Ecology 6 (1): 4

Pre-Logging liana cutting reduces liana regeneration in logging gaps in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon.
Gerwing, J & Uhl, C. 2002 . Ecological Applications 12 (6): 1642-1651.

Financial and ecological indicators of reduced impact logging performance in the eastern Amazon.
Holmes, T.; Blate, G.; Zweede, J.; Pereira Jr., R.; Barreto, P.; Boltz, F.; Bauch, R. 2002. Forest Ecology and Management 163: 93-110.

Evaluación de las condiciones, procesos y resultados del manejo forestal comunitario en la Amazonía brasileña
Amaral, P, Campos, J. J., 2002. Revista Forestal Centroamericana. 72-77.

Controle de áreas de preservação permanente na Amazônia: inovações tecnológicas para detectar infrações ambientais.
Firestone, L.; Barreto, P. & Souza Jr. C. 2001. Revista de Direito Ambiental 23: 300-306.

Testing liana cutting and controlled burning as silvicultural treatments for a logged forest in the eastern Amazon
Gerwing, J. 2001.  Journal of Applied Ecology 38 (6): 1264-1276.

Bosque para Siempre: una experiencia de manejo sostenible en la amazonía brasileña.
Amaral, P. 2001. Revista Forestal Centroamericana: 23-26.

Amazônia at the Millennium.
Uhl, C. & Nepstad, D. 2000.  Interciencia 25 (3): 159-164.

An alternative approach for detecting and monitoring selectively logged forests in the Amazon
Souza Jr., C. M. and Barreto, P. 2000. International Journal of Remote Sensing 21 (1): 173-179.

Integrating liana abundance and forest stature into an estimate of total above-ground biomass for an eastern Amazonian forest
Gerwing, J. & Lopes, D. 2000. Journal of Tropical Ecology 16: 327-335

Using vegetation reflectance variability for species level classification of hyperspectral data.
Cochrane, M.A. 2000. International Journal of Remote Sensing 10 (21): 2075-2087

Compreendendo o significado das queimadas na floresta amazônica
Cochrane, M. A. 2000. Ciência Hoje 157 (27): 26-31

Fire as a recurrent event in tropical forests of the eastern Amazon: effects on forest structure, biomass, and species composition
Cochrane, M.A. & Schulze, M. D. 1999  Biotropica 31 (1): 2-16

The economic and social significance of logging operations on the floodplains of the Amazon estuary and prospects for ecological sustainability
Barros, A.C. & Uhl, C. 1999   In: Padoch, C.; Ayres, J.M. ; Pinedo-Vasquez, M. & Henderson, A. (eds.), Várzea: Diversity Development, and Conservation of Amazonian Whitewater Floodplains. Advances in Economic Botany 13. The New York Botanic Garden Press. Pp

Positive feedbacks in the fire dynamic of closed canopy tropical forest
Alencar, A.; Schulze, M.; Souza Jr., C.; Nepstad, D.; Lefebvre, P.; Davidson, E. 1999 Cochrane, M. A.; Science 284:1832-1835

Large-scale impoverishment of Amazonian forest by logging and fire
Nepstad, D.; Veríssimo, A.; Alencar, A.; Nobre, C.; Lima, E.; Lefebvre, P.; Schlesinger, P.; Potter, C.; Cochrane, M.A.; Brooks, V. 1999 Nature 398: 505-508

Efeitos da exploração madeireira predatória e manejada sobre a diversidade de espécies na Amazônia Oriental
Vidal, E.; Viana, V. & Batista, J.L.F. 1998  Árvore 4 (22): 503-520

Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon
Cochrane, M & Schulze, M. 1998  Conservation Biology 12 (5):948-950

Costs and benefits of forest management for timber production in eastern Amazon
Barreto, P.; Amaral, P.; Vidal, E.; Uhl, C. 1998  Forest Ecology and Management 108: 9-26

Rural transport in eastern Amazônia: limitations, options, and opportunities.
Guimarães, A. & Uhl, C. 1998  Journal of Rural Studies 13 (4): 429-440

Linear mixture model classification of burned forests in the eastern Amazon
Cochrane, M.A. & Souza Jr., C. 1998 International Journal of Remote Sensing 19 (17): 3433-3440

Forest fire and prediction and prevention in the Brazilian Amazon
Nepstad, D.; Moreira, A.; Veríssimo, A.; Lefebreve, P.; Schelesinger, P.; Potter, C.; Nobre, C.; Setzer, A.; Krug,T.; Barros, A.C.; Alencar, A.; Pereira, J Conservation Biology 12: 951-953

Using a geographic information system for applied policy analysis: the case of logging in the eastern Amazon
Stone, S. 1998  Ecological Economics 27: 43-61

Evolution of the timber industry along an aging frontier: the case of Paragominas (1990-95)
Stone, S. 1998  World Development 26 (3): 433-448

Zoning of timber extraction in the Brazilian Amazon
Veríssimo, A.; Souza Jr., C.; Stone, S.; Uhl, C. 1998 Conservation Biology 12 (1): 1-10.

Mahogany: natural history and management
Grogan, J. & Veríssimo, A. 1998 Meeting of the Working Group on Mahogany. Ministério do Meio Ambiente do Brasil (MMA), Organização das Nações Unidas para Agricultura e Alimentação (FAO). 33 p

Ranching in the Brazilian Amazon in a national context: economics, policy and practice
Arima, E. & Uhl, C. 1997  Society and Natural Resources 10: 433-451.

Conversion efficiency and opportunities for waste reduction in the log processing industries of eastern Pará State, Amazônia
Gerwing, J. & Uhl, C. 1997 Journal of Tropical Forest Products 3 (1): 70-80

Fire in Amazonian selectively-logged rain forest and the potential for fire reduction
Holdsworth, A. R. & Uhl, C. 1997 Ecological Applications 7 (2): 713-725. (Série Amazônia nº 14)

An integrated research approach to address natural resource problems in the Brazilian Amazon
Uhl, C.; Barreto, P.; Veríssimo, A.; Barros, A. C.; Amaral, P.; Gerwing, J.; Johns, J.; Vidal, E.; Souza Jr., C. 1997  BioScience 47 (3): 160-168

Vine management for reduced-impact logging in the eastern Amazon
Vidal, E.; Johns, J.; Gerwing, J.; Barreto, P.; Uhl, C. 1997  Forest Ecology and Management 98: 105-114

Economic trends in the timber industry of Amazônia: sure by results from Pará State. 1990-1995
Stone, S. 1997  The Journal of Developing Areas (32): 97-122

Natural resource management in the brazilian Amazon: an integrated research approach
Uhl, C., Barreto, P., Veríssimo, A., Vidal, E., Amaral, P., Barros, A. C., Souza Jr., C., Johns, J. & Gerwing, J., 1997 BioScience. 47 160-168

Plant succession, landscape management, and the ecology of frugivorous birds in abandoned Amazonian pastures
Da Silva, J. M. C; Uhl, C. & Murray, G. 1996 Conservation Biology 10 (2): 491-503

The regional impacts of small-scale gold mining in Amazonia
Bezerra, O.; Veríssimo, A. & Uhl, C. 1996  Natural Resources Forum 20 (4): 305-317

Reducing waste during logging and log processing: forest conservation in eastern Amazonia
Gerwing, J.; Johns, J.; Vidal, E.; Uhl, C. 1996 Unasylva 47 (187): 17-25

Logging damage in planned and unplanned logging operation and its implications for sustainable timber production in the eastern Amazon
Jonhs, J.; Barreto P. & Uhl, C. 1996 Forest Ecology and Management 89: 59-77

Brazil’s rural land tax: tool for stimulating productive and sustainable land uses in the Amazon
Almeida, O. & Uhl, C. 1995  Land Use Policy 12: 105-114

Developing a quantitative framework for sustainable resource use planning in the Brazilian Amazon
Almeida, O. & Uhl, C. 1995  World Development 23: 1745-1764

Logging along the Amazon river and estuary: patterns, problems and potential
Barros, A. & Uhl, C. 1995 Forest Ecology and Management 77: 87-105

A profile of palm heart extraction in the Amazon estuary
Pollak, H.; Mattos, M. & Uhl, C. 1995  Human Ecology 23 (3): 357-384

Economic and ecological perspectives on agriculture in the eastern Amazon
Toniolo, A. & Uhl, C. 1995  World Development 23 (6) 959-973

Extraction of a high-value natural resource in Amazônia: the case of mahogany
Veríssimo, A.; Barreto, P.; Tarifa, R. & Uhl, C. 1995  Forest Ecology and Management 72: 39-60

An attempt to predict which Amazonian tree species may be threatened by logging activities
Martini, A.; Rosa, N. & Uhl, C. 1994 Environmental Conservation 21 (2): 152-162

Economics and ecological perspectives on ranching in the eastern Amazon in the 1990s
Mattos, M. & Uhl, C. 1994 World Development 22 (2): 145-158

An ecosytem perspective on threats to biodiversity in the eastern Amazonia, Pará state
Uhl, C.; Bezerra, O. & Martini, A. 1993 C.S. Potter; J.I. Cohen & Janczewski (Eds.). Perspectives on Biodiversity: case studies of genetic resource conservation and development. AAAS Press 93-10S. Pp. 213-231

Mahogany conservation: status and policy initiatives
Rodan, B.; Newton, A. & Veríssimo, A. 1992  Environmental Conservation 19: 331-338

Logging impacts and prospects for sustainable forest management in an old Amazon frontier: the case of Paragominas
Veríssimo, A.; Barreto, P.; Mattos, M.; Tarifa, R. & Uhl, C. 1992 Forest Ecology and Management 55: 169-199

O desafio da exploração sustentada
Uhl, C.; Veríssimo, A.; Barreto, P.; Mattos, M. & Tarifa, R. 1992 Ciência Hoje 14: 53-59

Social, economic and ecological consequences of logging in an Amazon frontier: the case of Tailândia
Uhl, C.; Veríssimo, A.; Mattos, M.; Brandino, Z. & Vieira, I. 1991 Forest Ecology and Management 46: 243-273