Kalamandeen, M orcid.org/0000-0001-5385-7444, Gloor, E orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-6341, Mitchard, E et al. (7 more authors) (2018) Pervasive Rise of Small-scale Deforestation in Amazonia. Scientific Reports, 8. 1600. ISSN 2045-2322
Abstract
Understanding forest loss patterns in Amazonia, the Earth’s largest rainforest region, is critical for effective forest conservation and management. Following the most detailed analysis to date, spanning the entire Amazon and extending over a 14-year period (2001–2014), we reveal significant shifts in deforestation dynamics of Amazonian forests. Firstly, hotspots of Amazonian forest loss are moving away from the southern Brazilian Amazon to Peru and Bolivia. Secondly, while the number of new large forest clearings (>50 ha) has declined significantly over time (46%), the number of new small clearings (<1 ha) increased by 34% between 2001–2007 and 2008–2014. Thirdly, we find that small-scale low-density forest loss expanded markedly in geographical extent during 2008–2014. This shift presents an important and alarming new challenge for forest conservation, despite reductions in overall deforestation rates.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst for Climate & Atmos Science (ICAS) (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Ecology & Global Change (Leeds) |
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Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2018 16:46 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:14 |
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Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41598-018-19358-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:127554 |