Humid tropical forest clearing from 2000 to 2005 quantified by using multitemporal and multiresolution remotely sensed data

C. Hansen, Matthew; V. Stehman, Stephen; Potapov, Peter; R. Loveland, Thomas; Townshend, John; DeFries, Ruth; Pittman, Kyle; Arunarwati, B.; Stolle, Fred; K. Steininger, Marc; Carroll, Mark; Dimiceli, C.

doi:10.1073/pnas.0804042105

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Humid tropical forest clearing from 2000 to 2005 quantified by using multitemporal and multiresolution remotely sensed data

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Jun 30, 2008

Authors:

Matthew C. Hansen

Stephen V. Stehman

Peter Potapov

Abstract

Forest cover is an important input variable for assessing changes to carbon stocks, climate and hydrological systems, biodiversity richness, and other sustainability science disciplines. Despite incremental improvements in our ability to quantify rates of forest clearing, there is still no definitiv...

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Clearing

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Agroforestry

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