In this paper, we provide a comprehensive evaluation of the current regional literature
associated with tropical dry forest (TDF) along three main axes: biodiversity, carbon and …

The main objective of our study was to provide consistent information on land cover changes
between the years 1990 and 2010 for the Cerrado and Caatinga Brazilian seasonal biomes …

The recent rise in global demand for natural rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) has led to
expansive areas of natural forest being transformed into monoculture plantations. This paper …

Tropical dry forests harbor major carbon stocks but are disappearing rapidly across the
globe as agriculture expands into them. Unfortunately, carbon emissions from deforestation …

Land use changes generate a mosaic of forest patches with different ages of abandonment
(ie succession) intermingled with other land uses. Mapping the successional age of …

Intensifying land use is often seen as a corollary of improving rural livelihoods in developing
countries. However, land use intensification (LUI) frequently has unintended impacts on …

Global tree cover products are widely used in analyses of deforestation, fragmentation, and
connectivity, but are rarely critically assessed. Inaccuracies in these products could have …

The transformation of tropical ecosystems by humans have resulted in forest loss, which, in
turn, have caused negative impacts on biodiversity and the provisioning of ecosystem …

Tropical environments present a unique challenge for optical time series analysis, primarily
owing to fragmented data availability, persistent cloud cover and atmospheric aerosols …

Climate change, together with human activities, impacts on natural and human systems on
all continents and poses a major threat to biodiversity, especially in environments with a …