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Spotting the Spotted Owl: 30 Years of Forest Disturbance
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Spotting the Spotted Owl: 30 Years of Forest Disturbance

Wildfires make a significant mark on the bird’s nesting and roosting habitat.

Published Dec 23, 2019

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When a Definition Makes a Forest Disappear
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When a Definition Makes a Forest Disappear

By changing a percentage, institutions can take some forested lands off the map.

Published Dec 18, 2015

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Is That a Forest? That Depends on How You Define It
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Is That a Forest? That Depends on How You Define It

Differences in how international and national institutions classify forests can lead to large discrepancies in measurements of land cover.

Published Nov 17, 2015

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A Polish Royal Forest
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A Polish Royal Forest

Since the mid-1200s, the state has controlled Niepołomice Forest, which contains some of the last pockets of old-growth forest in Poland.

Published Nov 29, 2013

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Study Projects Troubles for 1700 Vertebrate Species
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Study Projects Troubles for 1700 Vertebrate Species

Researchers examined how human land use will affect species habitats around the world.

Published Jul 22, 2019

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Tracking Forest Change in Canada
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Tracking Forest Change in Canada

Researchers analyzed 25 years of Landsat data to establish where forests had burned or been cut.

Published Jun 27, 2017

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Admiralty Island: “Fortress of the Bears”
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Admiralty Island: “Fortress of the Bears”

Brown bears abound on this Alaskan island, parts of which have seen both widespread clear-cutting and forest regrowth in recent decades.

Published Apr 24, 2020

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Forest Changes in British Columbia
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Forest Changes in British Columbia

In British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) inland from the Pacific Ocean, rivers and lakes cut tortuous paths through rugged terrain. The peaks and valleys in this region are covered with forest, but the forest has changed over the years due to human use and insect pests, in particular, the mountain pine beetle.

Published Oct 12, 2008

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Bialowieza National Park
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Bialowieza National Park

Published Oct 19, 2003

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Forest Canopy Heights Across the United States
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Forest Canopy Heights Across the United States

From the Pacific Northwest—home of the towering redwoods&mdash to the Southern Appalachians, this map shows forest canopy heights across the United States.

Published Jul 22, 2010

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Mapping Forest Loss with Landsat
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Mapping Forest Loss with Landsat

The opening of the Landsat data archive and a partnership with Google has allowed researchers to track the fine details of forest change around the world.

Published May 7, 2015

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Measuring the Earth’s Dry Forests
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Measuring the Earth’s Dry Forests

Forests in drylands are much more extensive than previously reported.

Published Aug 10, 2017

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