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Forest-cover Change

Forest-Cover Change is a geospatial metric that quantifies the net alteration in the extent and distribution of forested land within a defined area over a specified period, distinguishing it from related land-cover dynamics through its specific focus on forest canopy presence or absence.

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2017–2026

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High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change

Matthew C. Hansen, Peter Potapov, Rebecca Moore et al. · Science · 2013 · 11.6K citations

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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

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Determination of Deforestation Rates of the World's Humid Tropical Forests

Frédéric Achard, Hugh Eva, Hans‐Jürgen Stibig et al. · Science · 2002 · 2K citations

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Beyond Deforestation: Restoring Forests and Ecosystem Services on Degraded Lands

Robin L. Chazdon · Science · 2008 · 1.7K citations

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An assessment of deforestation and forest degradation drivers in developing countries

Noriko Hosonuma, Martin Herold, Veronique De Sy et al. · Environmental Research Letters · 2012 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Authors

8.5K

  1. MC
    Matthew C. Hansen

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    31 publications · 18.4K citations

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  2. PP
    Peter Potapov

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    28 publications · 17.2K citations

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  3. FA
    Frédéric Achard

    Joint Research Centre, Italy

    21 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. VC
    Volker C. Radeloff

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    21 publications · 2.9K citations

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  5. MA
    Michael A. Wulder

    Canadian Forest Service, Canada

    18 publications · 1.7K citations

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Institutions

2.4K

  1. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    43 h-index

    217 publications

    116.8K citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    32 h-index

    90 publications

    10.6K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    32 h-index

    212 publications

    11.9K citations

  4. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    30 h-index

    82 publications

    5.9K citations

  5. Joint Research Centre

    Ispra, Italy

    29 h-index

    124 publications

    31.4K citations

  6. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    28 h-index

    76 publications

    6.9K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    28 h-index

    121 publications

    10.6K citations

  8. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    27 h-index

    82 publications

    6.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Remote Sensing of Environment

    43 publications · 6.2K citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    71 publications · 5.2K citations

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  3. Global Change Biology

    39 publications · 5.8K citations

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  4. Remote Sensing

    73 publications · 3K citations

    31

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  5. Environmental Research Letters

    ERL · 44 publications · 4.8K citations

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