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Forest Use Change

Forest Use Change is a historical phenomenon denoting the transformation in human practices, policies, and socioeconomic drivers that alter the functional designation and management of forested lands over time, distinguished from related environmental changes by its focus on shifts in utilization purposes such as from timber extraction to conservation or agricultural conversion.

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2017–2026

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404

Classifying drivers of global forest loss

Philip G. Curtis, Christy M. Slay, Nancy L. Harris et al. · Science · 2018 · 2.3K citations

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Forest transitions: towards a global understanding of land use change

Thomas K. Rudel, Oliver T. Coomes, Emilio F. Morán et al. · Global Environmental Change · 2005 · 1.4K citations

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Land-Use History as Long-Term Broad-Scale Disturbance: Regional Forest Dynamics in Central New England

David R. Foster, Glenn Motzkin, Benjamin Slater · Ecosystems · 1998 · 670 citations

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Land-Use History (1730-1990) and Vegetation Dynamics in Central New England, USA

David R. Foster · Journal of Ecology · 1992 · 666 citations

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The forest transition: a theoretical basis

A.S. Mather, Coby L. Needle · Area · 1998 · 494 citations

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Authors

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  1. DN
    David N. Wear

    US Forest Service, United States

    4 publications · 240 citations

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  2. TM
    T. Mitchell Aide

    University of Puerto Rico System, Puerto Rico

    5 publications · 851 citations

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  3. MB
    Matthias Bürgi

    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Switzerland

    4 publications · 78 citations

    5

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  4. LÖ
    Lars Östlund

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    4 publications · 168 citations

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  5. TK
    Tobias Kuemmerle

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    4 publications · 611 citations

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Institutions

509

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    2K citations

  3. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    862 citations

  4. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    411 citations

  5. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    2K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    158 citations

  7. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    463 citations

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Venues

  1. Forest Ecology and Management

    20 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Forestry

    16 publications · 812 citations

    15

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  3. Land Use Policy

    14 publications · 809 citations

    13

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  4. Landscape Ecology

    10 publications · 444 citations

    11

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  5. Forest Policy and Economics

    FPE · 11 publications · 457 citations

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