Forest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations
The rate, frequency and extent of forest disturbances decreased in China over 1986–2020 probably due to forest protection policies, but while they intensified in the southeast, they weakened in the northeast, according to 30 m resolution Landsat satellite data
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| author | Zhihua Liu Wen J. Wang Ashley Ballantyne Hong S. He Xugao Wang Shuguang Liu Philippe Ciais Michael C. Wimberly Shilong Piao Kailiang Yu Qichao Yao Yu Liang Zhiwei Wu Yunting Fang Anping Chen Wenru Xu Jiaojun Zhu |
| author_facet | Zhihua Liu Wen J. Wang Ashley Ballantyne Hong S. He Xugao Wang Shuguang Liu Philippe Ciais Michael C. Wimberly Shilong Piao Kailiang Yu Qichao Yao Yu Liang Zhiwei Wu Yunting Fang Anping Chen Wenru Xu Jiaojun Zhu |
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| description | The rate, frequency and extent of forest disturbances decreased in China over 1986–2020 probably due to forest protection policies, but while they intensified in the southeast, they weakened in the northeast, according to 30 m resolution Landsat satellite data |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47bafaf93fca48458a969145607247d82023-01-22T12:26:04ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352023-01-01411910.1038/s43247-023-00676-xForest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variationsZhihua Liu0Wen J. Wang1Ashley Ballantyne2Hong S. He3Xugao Wang4Shuguang Liu5Philippe Ciais6Michael C. Wimberly7Shilong Piao8Kailiang Yu9Qichao Yao10Yu Liang11Zhiwei Wu12Yunting Fang13Anping Chen14Wenru Xu15Jiaojun Zhu16CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of SciencesNortheast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, WA Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of MontanaSchool of Natural Resources, University of MissouriCAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of SciencesNational Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, and College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT)Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-14 CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-SaclayDepartment of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, University of OklahomaSino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking UniversityLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-14 CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-SaclayNational Forestry and Grassland Administration (National Park Administration)CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of SciencesMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research, Jiangxi Normal UniversityCAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State UniversityDepartment of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State UniversityCAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of SciencesThe rate, frequency and extent of forest disturbances decreased in China over 1986–2020 probably due to forest protection policies, but while they intensified in the southeast, they weakened in the northeast, according to 30 m resolution Landsat satellite datahttps://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00676-x |
| spellingShingle | Zhihua Liu Wen J. Wang Ashley Ballantyne Hong S. He Xugao Wang Shuguang Liu Philippe Ciais Michael C. Wimberly Shilong Piao Kailiang Yu Qichao Yao Yu Liang Zhiwei Wu Yunting Fang Anping Chen Wenru Xu Jiaojun Zhu Forest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | Forest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations |
| title_full | Forest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations |
| title_fullStr | Forest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations |
| title_short | Forest disturbance decreased in China from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations |
| title_sort | forest disturbance decreased in china from 1986 to 2020 despite regional variations |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00676-x |
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