Increasing Forest Cover and Connectivity Both Inside and Outside of Protected Areas in Southwestern Costa Rica

Increasing Forest Cover and Connectivity Both Inside and Outside of Protected Areas in Southwestern Costa Rica

While protected areas (PAs) are an important conservation strategy to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species, recent analyses question their effectiveness in curbing deforestation and maintaining landscape connectivity. The spatial arrangement of forests inside and outside of PAs may affect ecosy...

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Main Authors: Hilary Brumberg, Samuel Furey, Marie G. Bouffard, María José Mata Quirós, Hikari Murayama, Soroush Neyestani, Emily Pauline, Andrew Whitworth, Marguerite Madden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
land use change
landscape metrics
Landsat
forest monitoring
forest connectivity
random forest
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/6/1088

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