Monitoring pasture intesification in Brazilian Amazon biome with MODIS time series

Brazilian official agricultural statistics time series data on agricultural production from 1980 until today and census data at municipality level can show trends and consequences of agricultural and sugarcane area expansion, as well as, pasture area and livestock production. Detailed analysis is needed, considering for example the geographical distribution, the types of systems involved (e.g. purely pasture and integrated crop-livestock integration - iCL) and management variables. The goal of this study is characterize pasture areas according to their management with MODIS time series.