Natural forests loss and tree plantations: large-scale tree cover loss differentiation in a threatened biodiversity hotspot

Natural forests loss and tree plantations: large-scale tree cover loss differentiation in a threatened biodiversity hotspot

Distinguishing between natural forests from exotic tree plantations is essential to get an accurate picture of the world’s state of forests. Most exotic tree plantations support lower levels of biodiversity and have less potential for ecosystem services supply than natural forests, and differencing...

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Main Authors: Adison Altamirano, Alejandro Miranda, Paul Aplin, Jaime Carrasco, Germán Catalán, Luis Cayuela, Taryn Fuentes-Castillo, Angela Hernández, María J Martínez-Harms, Franco Peluso, Marco Prado, Rosa Reyes-Riveros, Tracy Van Holt, Cristian Vergara, Carlos Zamorano-Elgueta, Carlos Di Bella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
remote sensing
augmented visual interpretation
land use and land cover change
tree cover
forest plantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abca64

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abca64

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