Global land change from 1982 to 2016

Keywords

Climate changeLand coverGlobal changeLand useDeforestation (computer science)Land useland-use change and forestryEnvironmental scienceReforestationAfforestationAridAgroforestryGeographyEcology

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AgricultureClimate ChangeEarthPlanetEcosystemEnvironmental MonitoringForestryHuman ActivitiesSatellite ImageryTrees

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 560
Issue: 7720
Pages: 639-643
Citations: 1756
Access: Closed

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                                    Xiao‐Peng Song, 
                                
                                    Matthew C. Hansen, 
                                
                                    Stephen V. Stehman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Global land change from 1982 to 2016. 
                            Nature
                            , 560
                            (7720)
                            , 639-643.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0411-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0411-9
PMID: 30089903
PMCID: PMC6366331

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