Conservation policy and the measurement of forests

Joseph O. Sexton (), Praveen Noojipady, Xiao-Peng Song, Min Feng, Dan-Xia Song, Do-Hyung Kim, Anupam Anand, Chengquan Huang, Saurabh Channan, Stuart L. Pimm and John R. Townshend
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Joseph O. Sexton: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Praveen Noojipady: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Xiao-Peng Song: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Min Feng: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Dan-Xia Song: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Do-Hyung Kim: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Anupam Anand: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Chengquan Huang: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Saurabh Channan: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland
Stuart L. Pimm: Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
John R. Townshend: Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 2, 192-196

Abstract: Estimates of global forest area vary widely; this discrepancy is now shown to originate primarily from ambiguity in the definition of ‘forest’. Monitoring and reporting should focus on measures more directly relevant to ecosystem function.

Date: 2016
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