Mapping previously undetected trees reveals overlooked changes in pan-tropical tree cover

Shidong Liu, Jie Zhang, Li Wang (), Philippe Ciais, Jianjun Zhang (), Josep Penuelas, Biswajit Nath, Iskid Jacquet, Xia Wu, Shengping Ding, Wang Li, Ni Huang, Wanjuan Song, WenJian Ni and Zheng Niu
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Shidong Liu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jie Zhang: China University of Geosciences
Li Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Philippe Ciais: Université Paris-Saclay
Jianjun Zhang: China University of Geosciences
Josep Penuelas: Cerdanyola Del Valles
Biswajit Nath: University of Chittagong
Iskid Jacquet: China University of Geosciences
Xia Wu: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Shengping Ding: University of Copenhagen
Wang Li: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ni Huang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wanjuan Song: Chinese Academy of Sciences
WenJian Ni: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zheng Niu: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Detecting tree cover is crucial for sustainable land management and climate mitigation. Here we develop an automatic detection algorithm using high-resolution satellite data (

Date: 2025
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