Using spatial statistics to identify emerging hot spots of forest loss

Using spatial statistics to identify emerging hot spots of forest loss

As sources of data for global forest monitoring grow larger, more complex and numerous, data analysis and interpretation become critical bottlenecks for effectively using them to inform land use policy discussions. Here in this paper, we present a method that combines big data analytical tools with...

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Main Authors: Nancy L Harris, Elizabeth Goldman, Christopher Gabris, Jon Nordling, Susan Minnemeyer, Stephen Ansari, Michael Lippmann, Lauren Bennett, Mansour Raad, Matthew Hansen, Peter Potapov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
deforestation
spatial statistics
Brazil
Democratic Republic of Congo
Indonesia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa5a2f

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa5a2f

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