Most industrial countries have experienced a transformation of land use: from decreasing to
expanding forest areas, the so-called forest transition. Outside closed forests, European …

This study examines the effects of land-use policies and natural events on the evolution of
two wooded pastures in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland between 1934 and 2000. The …

The relative importance of geography, history, and policy in driving forest cover change at
broad scales remains poorly understood. We examine variation in forest cover dynamics …

Forest use can increase substantially during periods of societal change, but it is unclear how
harvesting rates differ among different landownership types in such times. Our goal here is …

Land is the foundation of our society and a source of economic growth. On land we build our
homes, transport goods, grow our food and produce our energy. We expect land to filter our …

In temperate agricultural land-scapes, forests as well as trees and shrubs outside forests are
indispensable for maintaining the equilibrium between the landscape's productive and …

European agroecosystems host a variety of farm woodlands that act as primary determinants
of biodiversity and ecosystem services. While woodland areas have been in decline …

Landscape appearance is controlled by a range of different environmental and human-
induced factors, although there is still a lack of knowledge about the significance of …

Traditionally, agricultural land-use change (LUC) analyses focus on the conversion of
natural land to agriculture especially in developing countries. Studies considering recent …

The spatial distribution of forests in Europe represents the legacy of centuries of human land
use decisions. Due to the limited availability of historical data, most studies on forest cover …