Long-term changes in forest cover 1780–2007 in central Bohemia, Czech Republic

J Skaloš, B Engstová, I Trpáková… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Many studies have recently been devoted to the study of landscape change, and some have
even focused on an analysis of the dynamics of forest cover change. However, few of the …

Forest cover change within the Russian European north after the breakdown of Soviet Union (1990–2005)

P Potapov, S Turubanova, I Zhuravleva… - … Journal of Forestry …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Understanding of forest cover dynamics in traditional landscapes: Mapping trajectories of changes in mountain territories (1824–2016), on the example of …

J Jaworek-Jakubska, M Filipiak, A Napierała-Filipiak - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Though on a global scale, for ecological reasons, increased forest cover is universally
regarded as positive, on a local scale, the reforestation of arable land may pose threats to …

[HTML][HTML] Behind the general pattern of forest loss and gain: A long-term assessment of semi-natural and secondary forest cover change at country level

M Biró, Z Molnár, K Öllerer, L Demeter… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite deforestation taking place globally, forest cover is increasing in many European
landscapes. This increase, however, resulting from plantations and spontaneous forest …

Reconstruction of historical forest cover on a 1° grid in central and southeast Europe from AD 1800 to 2000

X Zheng, X Fang, Y Ye, J Pongratz, C Zhang… - The …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The natural vegetation has been substantially changed over the last millenium, especially
from forest to agricultural areas in Europe. To study the effects of deforestation on carbon …

Using old military survey maps and orthophotograph maps to analyse long-term land cover changes–Case study (Czech Republic)

J Skaloš, M Weber, Z Lipský, I Trpáková… - Applied geography, 2011 - Elsevier
The underlying goal of the study is to further develop and refine an existing method for
making a detailed analysis of long-term changes in land cover on the basis of old Military …

Evaluating forest transition based on a multi-scale approach: forest area dynamics in Switzerland 1850–2000

C Loran, C Ginzler, M Bürgi - Regional environmental change, 2016 - Springer
A trend of forest area expansion after decades of decline is taking place in many countries
around the globe. In Switzerland, forest cover has been expanding since at least the mid …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of changes in forest coverage based on historical maps

J Raet, K Sepp, A Kaasik - Forestry Studies, 2008 - sciendo.com
Forest has always been an important natural resource. Issues related to forest reserve,
coverage area, distribution pattern and status have been important to the forest, nature …

Spatial-temporal changes in trees outside forests: Case study from the Czech Republic 1953–2014

M Novotný, J Skaloš, T Plieninger - Applied Geography, 2017 - Elsevier
Trees outside forests act as ecologically valuable elements in the rural landscapes of
Europe. This study proposes a new classification system for trees outside forest elements …

Broad scale forest cover reconstruction from historical topographic maps

D Kaim, J Kozak, N Kolecka, E Ziółkowska, K Ostafin… - Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
Land cover change is one of the major contributors to global change, but long-term, broad-
scale, detailed and spatially explicit assessments of land cover change are largely missing …