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. 2014 Aug 6;9(8):e104144. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104144

Table 10. An assessment of the dynamics of land use at Manaus, Santarém and Machadinho d’Oeste (figures in brackets represent the number of years).

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Indicators Impact Manaus Santarém Machadinho d’Oeste
a) Clearance of MF only with little or nodeforestation over SF High pressure for new land 1973–1985 (12) Pre-1984 1984–1987 (3)
b) Area of MF cleared>SF cleared. Pressure for new land withsome containedre-use of the existing deforestedarea (through reclearance) 1985–1989 (4) 1986–1987 (1) 1987–1990 (3)
2002–2003 (1) 1991–1993 (2) 1991–1996 (5)
1997–1998 (1) 1997–1998 (1)
2006–2007 (1) 2001–2003 (2)
2008–2009 (1)
c) Area of MF cleared<SF cleared Greater re-use of existing deforested landbut still requirement for more land 1989–2002 (13) 1984–1986 (2) 1990–1991 (1)
2003–2011 (11) 1987–1991 (4) 1996–1997 (1)
1993–1997 (4) 1998–2001 (3)
1998–2006 (8) 2003–2011 (8)
2007–2008 (1)
2009–2010 (1)
d) Area of MF and SF cleared>area ofSF regenerating 1973–1985 (12) 1984–1986 (2) 1984–1986 (2)
1988–1989 (1) 1987–1988 (1) 1987–1989 (2)
1991–1994 (3) 1989–1993 (4) 1990–1995 (5)
1996–2002 (6) 1995–1996 (1) 1996–1997 (1)
2003–2007 (4) 1997–1999 (2) 1998–2001 (3)
2008–2009 (1) 2001–2005 (4) 2003–2008 (5)
2010–2011 (1) 2007–2008 (1) 2010–2011 (1)
e) Reclearance of SF but no clearance of MF Contained re-use of area already deforested No years No years No years
f) Area of SF regeneration>MF andSF deforestation Net abandonment of land to regenerating forests 1985–1988 (3) 1986–1987 (1) 1986–1987 (1)
1989–1991 (2) 1988–1989 (1) 1989–1990 (1)
1994–1996 (2) 1993–1995 (2) 1995–1996 (1)
2002–2003 (1) 1996–1997 (1) 1997–1998 (1)
2007–2008 (1) 1999–2001 (2) 2001–2003 (2)
2009–2010 (1) 2005–2007 (2) 2008–2010 (2)
2008–2010 (2)