Remote Sensing

Changes in grazing patterns explain post-Soviet fire trends on the Eurasian steppe better than climate
In grassland ecosystems, fire plays an important role in maintaining biodiversity and ecological functioning but also causes …
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Uncovering patterns of cattle intensification across South America's dry diagonal

Where cattle production expands into natural ecosystems, it typically leads to stark social–ecological impacts, including greenhouse …

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Revealing land control dynamics in emerging agricultural frontiers
The expansion of commodity agriculture into tropical and subtropical woodlands degrades ecosystem functionality, biodiversity, and the …
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Only one-third of protected areas in the Chaco effectively curb woodland loss, but their impact extends beyond their boundaries
Forests in the tropics and subtropics harbor most of the world’s biodiversity and provide essential services but are under high …
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Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning

Land use is both a driver and a lever to address sustainability challenges like biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security. …

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Landscape composition drives winter bird assemblages in agriculture-savanna mosaics of western India
Avian biodiversity in agricultural landscapes is declining globally. In Europe and America, agricultural homogenization and the decline …
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Effectiveness of protected areas in the Caucasus Mountains in preventing rangeland degradation
As land use intensifies globally, it increasingly exerts pressure on protected areas. Despite open, nonforested landscapes comprising …
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Same, but different: similar states of forest structure in temperate mountain regions of Europe despite different social-ecological forest disturbance regimes

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Ecosystem services provided by mountain forests are critically linked to forest structure. Social-ecological disturbance …

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Linking disturbance history to current forest structure to assess the impact of disturbances in tropical dry forests
Tropical dry forests are widespread, harbour vast amounts of carbon and unique biodiversity, and underpin the livelihoods of millions. …
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Frontier metrics for a process-based understanding of deforestation dynamics

Agricultural expansion into tropical and subtropical forests often leads to major social-ecological trade-offs. Yet, despite ever-more …

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