Forest Cover Change within the Russian European North after the Breakdown of Soviet Union (1990–2005)

Forest cover dynamics (defined as tree canopy cover change without regard to forest land use) within the Russian European North have been analyzed from 1990 to 2005 using a combination of results from two Landsat-based forest cover monitoring projects: 1990–2000 and 2000–2005. Results of the forest...

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Main Authors: Peter Potapov, Svetlana Turubanova, Ilona Zhuravleva, Matthew Hansen, Alexey Yaroshenko, Alexander Manisha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Forestry Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/729614