Forest Conservation

Forest conservation is the practice of preserving, restoring, and managing forests to ensure the sustainable maintenance of their ecological functions, biodiversity, and provision of resources for present and future generations.

13.7K

Publications

786.3K

Citations

32.4K

Authors

5.1K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

3.7K

Parents

Forestry

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AfforestationCarbon SequestrationForest FragmentationForest GovernanceHabitat RestorationIndigenous Forest StewardshipInvasive Species ControlMonitoringReforestationSustainable Forest Management

Publications

13.7K

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

Craig D. Allen, Alison K. Macalady, Haroun Chenchouni et al. · Forest Ecology and Management · 2009 · 7.6K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Ecology, Forestry +16

The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How much is left, and how is the remaining forest distributed? Implications for conservation

Milton Cézar Ribeiro, Jean Paul Metzger, Alexandre Camargo Martensen et al. · Biological Conservation · 2009 · 4.2K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Conservation Biology, Forestry +12

Global land use change, economic globalization, and the looming land scarcity

Éric F. Lambin, Patrick Meyfroidt · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 3.1K citations

Natural Resources, Agricultural Economics, Forestry +17

Edge effects in fragmented forests: implications for conservation

Carolina Murcia · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1995 · 3K citations

Natural Resources, Conservation Biology, Ecology +14

Forest disturbances under climate change

Rupert Seidl, Dominik Thom, Markus Kautz et al. · Nature Climate Change · 2017 · 2.7K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Ecology, Forestry +14

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Authors

32.4K

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David B. Lindenmayer
Australian National University, Australia
65 publications · 9.2K citations
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William F. Laurance
James Cook University, Australia
45 publications · 11.5K citations
38
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Francis E. Putz
University of Florida, United States
45 publications · 5.5K citations
35
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Carlos A. Peres
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
44 publications · 7.6K citations
34
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Jörg Müller
Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
38 publications · 3.8K citations
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Institutions

5.1K

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Venues

Forest Ecology and Management
1.6K publications · 111.4K citations
146
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Biological Conservation
446 publications · 42.7K citations
107
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Conservation Biology
218 publications · 26K citations
93
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Biodiversity and Conservation
265 publications · 17.3K citations
70
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PLoS ONE
139 publications · 9.6K citations
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See also Forest Conservation
Core Methods	Remote Sensing Community-based Conservation Machine Learning Geographic Information Systems Avoided Deforestation Policy Light Detection And Ranging Wireless Sensor Networks Multiobjective Genetic Algorithms
Threats	Climate Change Invasive Species Soil Erosion Air Pollution Forest Pests Logging Infrastructure Development
Evaluation	Ecological Health Indicators Cultural Development Indicators Multi-temporal Satellite Image Analysis Airborne Lidar Topography
Governance	Natural Resource Management Public Participation Open Government Smart Contracts Decentralized Organization Common-pool Resource Governance Co-management Decentralization Spatial Governance
Applications	Tree Species Classification Invasive Species Control Monitoring Wildlife Poaching History Fire Risk Mapping Forest Ecosystem Restoration Carbon Sequestration Estimation