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Current European policies are unlikely to jointly foster carbon sequestration and protect biodiversity
The extension of forest area is a globally accepted tool to offset CO2 emissions from deforestation and the combustion of fossil fuels. …
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Drivers of changes in agricultural intensity in Europe
The global demand for agricultural products will increase in the 21st century, unless major transformations in consumptive behaviour …
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Hotspots of land use change in Europe
Assessing changes in the extent and management intensity of land use is crucial to understanding land-system dynamics and their …
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Identifying pathways to visions of future land use in Europe
Plausible scenarios of future land use derived from model projections may differ substantially from what is actually desired by …
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Mapping cropland-use intensity across Europe using MODIS NDVI time series
Global agricultural production will likely need to increase in the future due to population growth, changing diets, and the rising …
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Representing composition, spatial structure and management intensity of European agricultural landscapes: A new typology
Comprehensive maps that characterize the variation in agricultural landscapes across Europe are lacking. In this paper we present a new …
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The driving forces of landscape change in Europe: A systematic review of the evidence
Over the past decades, landscapes worldwide have experienced changes (e.g., urbanization, agricultural intensification, expansion of …
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Archetypical patterns and trajectories of land systems in Europe
Assessments of land-system change have dominantly focused on conversions among broad land-use categories, whereas intensity changes …
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Exploring ecosystem-change and society through a landscape lens: recent progress in European landscape research
Landscapes are closely linked to human well-being, but they are undergoing rapid and fundamental change. Understanding the societal …
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Exploring long-term trends in land use change and aboveground human appropriation of net primary production in nine European countries
Profound changes in land use occurred during the last century in Europe, driven by growing population, changes in affluence, and …
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