Changes in the spatial and temporal pattern of natural forest cover on Hainan Island from the 1950s to the 2010s: implications for natural forest conservation and management

The study of the past, present, and future state and dynamics of the tropical natural forest cover (NFC) might help to better understand the pattern of deforestation and fragmentation as well as the influence of social and natural processes. The obtained information will support the development of e...

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Main Authors: Siliang Lin, Yaozhu Jiang, Jiekun He, Guangzhi Ma, Yang Xu, Haisheng Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3320.pdf