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Mapping drivers of tropical forest loss with satellite image time series and machine learning
Devis Tuia, Gaston Jean Lenczner, Jan Dirk Wegner, Jan Pisl, Marc Conrad Russwurm, Lloyd Haydn Hughes
The rates of tropical deforestation remain high, resulting in carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and impacts on local communities. To design effective policies to tackle this, it is necessary to know what the drivers behind deforestation are. Since drive ...
Iop Publishing Ltd2024Regional uniqueness of tree species composition and response to forest loss and climate change
Devis Tuia, Nina Marion Aurélia Van Tiel, Loïc Pellissier
The conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems require detailed knowledge of the native plant compositions. Here, we map global forest tree composition and assess the impacts of historical forest cover loss and climate change on trees. The global oc ...
Nature Portfolio2024Invasive palms have more efficient and prolonged CO2 assimilation compared to native sub-Mediterranean vegetation
Charlotte Grossiord, Christoph Bachofen, Thibaut Michel Georges Juillard, Janisse Deluigi, Marco Conedera
In sub-Mediterranean ecosystems, shade-tolerant broadleaf evergreens, especially the invasive Trachycarpus fortunei, are spreading uncontrollably in the forest understorey, impeding the regeneration of the native deciduous woody vegetation. Most invasive s ...
Amsterdam2024Soil warming alters tree water use and canopy stomatal conductance in a mixed subtropical forest
Charlotte Grossiord, Christoph Bachofen
As air temperature and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) increase continuously, forests are losing more water through evapotranspiration, with large consequences for local and global hydrological cycles. In regions with high vegetation cover, soil warming can b ...
Elsevier2024