Widespread Unquantified Conversion of Old Boreal Forests to Plantations

Abstract Across the boreal biome, clear‐cutting of old, previously non clear‐cut forests with high naturalness followed by tree planting or seeding is a major land use change. However, how much previously uncut forest has been converted to plantations remains unquantified. We combine Swedish nationa...

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Main Authors: Anders Ahlström, Josep G. Canadell, Daniel B. Metcalfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-11-01
Series:Earth's Future
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003221