Land-use change patterns

Spatial distribution of arable and abandoned land across former Soviet Union countries
Knowledge of the spatial distribution of agricultural abandonment following the collapse of the Soviet Union is highly uncertain. To …
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Carbon emissions from agricultural expansion and intensification in the Chaco

Carbon emissions from land-use changes in tropical dry forest systems are poorly understood, although they are likely globally …

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Land Change in the Carpathian Region Before and After Major Institutional Changes
The Carpathian region represents an ideal showcase of several land change theories and their implications for conservation because this …
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Long-term land-cover/use change in a traditional farming landscape in Romania inferred from pollen data, historical maps and satellite images
Traditional farming landscapes in the temperate zone that have persisted for millennia can be exceptionally species-rich and are …
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Nineteenth-century land-use legacies affect contemporary land abandonment in the Carpathians
Historical land use may shape landscapes for centuries into the future, but it remains unclear how much land-use legacies affect …
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Quasi-experimental methods enable stronger inferences from observational data in ecology
Many systems and processes in ecology cannot be experimentally controlled, either because the temporal and spatial scales are too …
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Rents, Actors, and the Expansion of Commodity Frontiers in the Gran Chaco
Theories of frontier expansion in the last four decades have been mostly shaped by studies of state-driven smallholder colonization. …
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The effect of protected areas on forest disturbance in the Carpathian Mountains 1985-2010
Protected areas are a cornerstone for forest protection, but they are not always effective during times of socioeconomic and …
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The role of soybean production as an underlying driver of deforestation in the South American Chaco
South America’s tropical dry forests and savannas are under increasing pressure from agricultural expansion. Cattle ranching and …
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Underlying Drivers and Spatial Determinants of post-Soviet Agricultural Land Abandonment in Temperate Eastern Europe
Our goal was to understand the underlying drivers and spatial determinants of agricultural land abandonment following the collapse of …
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