Browsing by Author "Leitão, Pedro"

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2014-06-11Zeitschriftenartikel

Assessment of land use factors associated with dengue cases in Malaysia using Boosted Regression Trees

Cheon, Yoon Ling; Leitão, Pedro; Lakes, Tobia

The transmission of dengue disease is influenced by complex interactions among vector, host and virus. Land use such as water bodies or certain agricultural practices have been identified as likely risk factors for dengue ...
2020-01-13Zeitschriftenartikel

Impacts of Public and Private Sector Policies on Soybean and Pasture Expansion in Mato Grosso—Brazil from 2001 to 2017

Picoli, Michelle; Rorato Vitor, Ana Claudia; Leitão, Pedro; Camara, Gilberto; Marinho Maciel, Adeline; Hostert, Patrick; Sanches, Ieda

Demand for agricultural exports in Brazil has stimulated the expansion of crop production and cattle raising, which has caused environmental impacts. In response, Brazil developed public policies such as the new Forest ...
2017-01-19Zeitschriftenartikel

sgdm: An R Package for Performing Sparse Generalized Dissimilarity Modelling with Tools for gdm

Leitão, Pedro; Schwieder, Marcel; Senf, Cornelius

Global biodiversity change creates a need for standardized monitoring methods. Modelling and mapping spatial patterns of community composition using high-dimensional remotely sensed data requires adapted methods adequate ...