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View article: Two decades of land cover change and forest fragmentation in Liberia: Consequences for the contribution of nature to people
Two decades of land cover change and forest fragmentation in Liberia: Consequences for the contribution of nature to people Open
The Guinean forests of West Africa have been identified as a global biodiversity hotspot due to its exceptional concentrations of endemic species and exceptional loss of habitats. The majority of what remains of the Guinean forests lies wi…
View article: Trends in protected area representation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in five tropical countries
Trends in protected area representation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in five tropical countries Open
In late 2020, governments will set the next decade of conservation targets under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Setting new targets requires understanding how well national protected area (PA) networks are spatially representin…
View article: The environmental consequences of climate-driven agricultural frontiers
The environmental consequences of climate-driven agricultural frontiers Open
Growing conditions for crops such as coffee and wine grapes are shifting to track climate change. Research on these crop responses has focused principally on impacts to food production impacts, but evidence is emerging that they may have s…
View article: Crop_Suitability_3Method.zip
Crop_Suitability_3Method.zip Open
Modeled suitability for 12 commodity crops. Crop suitability determined as the union of three suitability methods: 1) ecocrop; 2) maxent; 3) frequency of extreme temperatures. Suitability modeled for baseline climate (1960-1990) and future…
View article: Land Change Modelling to Inform Strategic Decisions on Forest Cover and CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions in Eastern Madagascar
Land Change Modelling to Inform Strategic Decisions on Forest Cover and CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions in Eastern Madagascar Open
Summary Decision-makers need readily accessible tools to understand the potential impacts of alternative policies on forest cover and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to develop effective policies to meet national and international targe…
View article: Rapid Assessment of Ecosystem Service Co-Benefits of Biodiversity Priority Areas in Madagascar
Rapid Assessment of Ecosystem Service Co-Benefits of Biodiversity Priority Areas in Madagascar Open
The importance of ecosystems for supporting human well-being is increasingly recognized by both the conservation and development sectors. Our ability to conserve ecosystems that people rely on is often limited by a lack of spatially explic…
View article: Forest fragmentation in Massachusetts, USA: a town-level assessment using Morphological spatial pattern analysis and affinity propagation
Forest fragmentation in Massachusetts, USA: a town-level assessment using Morphological spatial pattern analysis and affinity propagation Open
Forest fragmentation has been studied extensively with respect to biodiversity loss, disruption of ecosystem services, and edge effects although the relationship between forest fragmentation and human activities is still not well understoo…