Publications

Little evidence of management change in California’s forest offset program
Carbon offsets are widely promoted as a strategy to lower the cost of emission reductions, but recent findings suggest that offsets may …
Jared Stapp, Christoph Nolte, Matthew Potts, Matthias Baumann, Barbara K. Haya, Van Butsic
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Linking disturbance history to current forest structure to assess the impact of disturbances in tropical dry forests.
Tropical dry forests are widespread, harbour vast amounts of carbon and unique biodiversity, and underpin the livelihoods of millions. …
Teresa De Marzo, Marie Pratzer, Matthias Baumann, Ignacio Gasparri, Florian Pötzschner, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Partitioning the effects of habitat loss, hunting and climate change on the endangered Chacoan peccary
Ricardo Torres, Tobias Kuemmerle, Matthias Baumann, Alfredo Romero-Muñoz, Mariana Altrichter, Gabriel I. Boaglio, Hugo Cabral, Micaela Camino, Juan M. Campos Krauer, José L. Cartes, Rosa L. Cuéllar, Julieta Decarre, Marcelo Gallegos, Anthony J. Giordano, Leónidas Lizarraga, Leonardo Maffei, Nora N. Neris, Verónica Quiroga, Silvia Saldivar, Daniela Tamburini, Jeffrey Thompson, Marianela Velilla, Robert B. Wallace, Alberto Yanosky
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Deforestation and agricultural fires in South-West Pará, Brazil, under political changes from 2014 to 2020.
The increasing deforestation and fires since 2019 raises concerns about the irreversible destruction of the Brazilian Amazon. Our goal …
Benjamin Jakimow, Matthias Baumann, Caroline Salomão, Hugo Bendini, Patrick Hostert
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Agricultural intensification, Indigenous stewardship and land sparing in tropical dry forests
Agricultural intensification, an increase in per-area productivity, may spare forests otherwise lost to agricultural expansion. Yet …
Marie Pratzer, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Patrick Meyfroidt, Tobias Krüger, Matthias Baumann, Stephen T. Garnett, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Enabling spaces for bridging scales: scanning solutions for interdisciplinary human-environment research
To tackle the twenty-first-century challenges for sustainability, a deeper understanding of their complexity is needed. Hence, …
Cecilie Friis, Monica Hernandez-Morcillo, Matthias Baumann, Claudia Coral, Theresa Frommen, Arash Ghoddousi, David Loibl, Philippe Rufin
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Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation
Tropical deforestation continues at alarming rates with profound impacts on ecosystems, climate, and livelihoods, prompting renewed …
Florence Pendrill, Toby A. Gardner, Patrick Meyfroidt, U. Martin Persson, Justin Adams, Tasso Azevedo, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Matthias Baumann, Philip G. Curtis, Veronique De Sy, Rachael Garrett, Javier Godar, Elizabeth Dow Goldman, Matthew C. Hansen, Robert Heilmayr, Martin Herold, Tobias Kuemmerle, Michael J. Lathuillière, Vivian Ribeiro, Alexandra Tyukavina, Mikaela J. Weisse, Chris West
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Frontier metrics for a process-based understanding of deforestation dynamics
Agricultural expansion into tropical and subtropical forests often leads to major social-ecological trade-offs. Yet, despite ever-more …
Matthias Baumann, N. Ignacio Gasparri, Ana Buchadas, Julian Oeser, Patrick Meyfroidt, Christian Levers, Alfredo Romero-Muñoz, Yann le Polain de Waroux, Daniel Muller, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Localized versus wide-ranging effects of the post-Soviet wars in the Caucasus on agricultural abandonment
Wars are frequent and can affect land use substantially, but the effects of wars can vary greatly depending on their characteristics, …
Johanna Buchner, Van Butsic, He Yin, Tobias Kuemmerle, Matthias Baumann, Nugzar Zazanashvili, Jared Stapp, Volker C. Radeloff
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Uncovering major types of deforestation frontiers across the world’s tropical dry woodlands
Tropical dry woodlands are rapidly being lost to agricultural expansion, but how deforestation dynamics play out in these woodlands …
Ana Buchadas, Matthias Baumann, Patrick Meyfroidt, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Ecoregion-wide, multi-sensor biomass mapping highlights a major underestimation of dry forests carbon stocks
Tropical dry forests harbor major carbon stocks but are disappearing rapidly across the globe as agriculture expands into them. …
Florian Pötzschner, Matthias Baumann, N. Ignacio Gasparri, Georgina Conti, Dante Loto, María Piquer-Rodríguez, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Toward Causal Inference for Spatio-Temporal Data. Conflict and Forest Loss in Colombia
How does armed conflict influence tropical forest loss? For Colombia, both enhancing and reducing effect estimates have been reported. …
Rune Christiansen, Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle, Miguel D. Mahecha, Jonas Peters
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Societal drought vulnerability and the Syrian climate-conflict nexus are better explained by agriculture than meteorology
Droughts are often suspected to increase the risk of violent conflict through agricultural production shocks, and existing studies …
Lina Eklund, Ole Magnus Theisen, Matthias Baumann, Andreas Forø Tollefsen, Tobias Kuemmerle, Jonas Østergaard Nielsen
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Shocks to food systems in times of conflict
Armed conflicts have devastating humanitarian consequences, both direct and indirect. A crucial yet overlooked outcome is the …
Tobias Kuemmerle, Matthias Baumann
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Agricultural expansion and the ecological marginalization of forest-dependent people
Agricultural expansion into subtropical and tropical forests causes major environmental damage, but its wider social impacts often …
Christian Levers, Alfredo Romer-Muñoz, Matthias Baumann, Teresa De Marzo, Pedro D. Fernández, Nestor Ignacio Gasparri, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Yann le Polain de Waroux, María Piquer-Rodríguez, asunción Semper-Pascual, Tobias Kuemmerle
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How do habitat amount and habitat fragmentation drive time-delayed responses of biodiversity to land-use change?
Land-use change is a root cause of the extinction crisis, but links between habitat change and biodiversity loss are not fully …
asunción Semper-Pascual, Cole Burton, Matthias Baumann, Julieta Decarre, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Leandro Macchi, Matías E. Mastrangelo, Florian Pötzschner, Patricia V. Zelaya, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Fading opportunities for mitigating agriculture-environment trade-offs in a south American deforestation hotspot
Strong trade-offs between agriculture and the environment occur in deforestation frontiers, particularly in the world’s rapidly …
Elizabeth A. Law, Leandro Macchi, Matthias Baumann, Julieta Decarre, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Christian Levers, Matías E. Mastrangelo, Francisco Murray, Daniel Muller, María Piquer-Rodríguez, Ricardo Torres, Kerrie A. Wilson, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Characterizing forest disturbances across the Argentine Dry Chaco based on Landsat time series
Forest loss in the tropics affects large areas, but whereas full forest conversions are routinely assessed, forest degradation patters …
Teresa De Marzo, Dirk Pflugmacher, Matthias Baumann, Eric F. Lambin, Ignacio Gasparri, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Widespread and major losses in multiple ecosystem services as a result of agricultural expansion in the Argentine Chaco
Where agriculture expands into tropical and subtropical forests, social–ecological impacts are typically strong. However, where and how …
María Paula Barral, Sebastian Villarino, Christian Levers, Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle, Matías Mastrangelo
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Untangling the imprints of climate, geography and land use/cover on bird diversity in the South American Gran Chaco
Aim - To evaluate the structure of bird communities throughout the South American Gran Chaco determining the effects of climate, …
María Gabriela Názaro, Daniel A. Dos Santos, Ricardo Torres, Matthias Baumann, Pedro G. Blendiger
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Increasing synergistic effects of habitat destruction and hunting on mammals over three decades in the Gran Chaco
Habitat destruction and overexploitation are the main threats to biodiversity and where they co-occur, their combined impact is often …
Alfredo Romero-Muñoz, Ana Benítez-López, Damaris Zurell, Matthias Baumann, Micaela Camino, Julieta Decarre, Hugo Castillo, Anthony J. Giordano, Christian Levers, Andrew J. Noss, Verónica Quiroga, Jeffrey J. Thomson, Ricardo Torres, Marianela Velilla, Andrea Weiler, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Declining human pressure and opportunities for rewilding in the steppes of Eurasia
Matthias Baumann, Johannes Kamp, Florian Pötzschner, Benjamin Bleyhl, Andrey Dara, Brett Hankerson, Alexander V. Prishchepov, Florian Schierhorn, Daniel Muller, Norbert Hölzel, Roland Krämer, Ruslan Urazaliyev, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Using occupancy models to assess the direct and indirect impacts of agricultural expansion on species’ populations
Land-use change is a global threat to biodiversity, but how land-use change affects species beyond the direct effect of habitat loss …
asunción Semper-Pascual, Julieta Decarre, Matthias Baumann, Micaela Camino, Yamil Di Blanco, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Post-Soviet Land-Use Change Affected Fire Regimes on the Eurasian Steppes
Fire is an important disturbance in grassland ecosystems. Anthropogenic factors, especially land use, have drastically altered fire …
Andrey Dara, Matthias Baumann, Norbert Hölzl, Patrick Hostert, Johannes Kamp, Daniel Muller, Benjamin Ullrich, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Annual Landsat time series reveal post-Soviet changes in grazing pressure
Temperate grasslands are globally widespread, play an important role as carbon storage, and harbor unique biodiversity. Livestock …
Andrey Dara, Matthias Baumann, Martin Freitag, Norbert Hölzl, Patrick Hostert, Johannes Kamp, Daniel Muller, Alexander V. Prishchepov, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco
Impacts of cattle production vary among different production systems, but data on their distribution is scarce for most world regions. …
Pedro D. Fernández, Tobias Kuemmerle, Matthias Baumann, H. Ricardo Grau, José A. Nasca, Alejandro Radrizzani, N. Ignacio Gasparri
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Thresholds in forest bird communities along woody vegetation gradients in the South American Dry Chaco
World-wide, tropical savannas and dry forests are under increasing pressure from land use. The environmental impacts of agricultural …
Leandro Macchi, Matthias Baumann, Hendrik Bluhm, Matthew Baker, Christian Levers, H. Ricardo Grau, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Habitat loss and overhunting synergistically drive the extirpation of jaguars from the Gran Chaco.
Aim - Understanding how habitat loss and overhunting impact large carnivores is important for broad-scale conservation planning. We …
Alfredo Romero-Muñoz, Ricardo Torres, Andrew J.Noss, Anthony J. Giordano, Verónica Quiroga, Jeffrey J. Thompson, Matthias Baumann, Mariana Altrichter, Marianela Velilla, Rosario Arispe, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Grasslands and Open Savannas of the Dry Chaco
The Dry Chaco is mostly known as a forested ecosystem. However it includes natural grasslands, savannas, scrublands, and wetlands. With …
Pedro D. Fernández, Matthias Baumann, Germán Baldi, Natalia R. Banegas, Sandra Bravo, N. Ignacio Gasparri, Mauro Lucherini, Sofia Marinaro, Sofia A. Nanni, José A. Nasca, Tessi Torcuato, H. Ricardo Grau
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Curb land grabbing to save the Amazon
Dolors Armenteras, Pablo Negret, Luis F. Melgajero, Tobia M. Lakes, María C. Londoño, Jaime García, Tobias Krueger, Matthias Baumann, Liliana M. Davalos
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Agricultural abandonment and re-cultivation during and after the Chechen Wars in the northern Caucasus
Armed conflicts are globally widespread and can strongly influence societies and the environment. However, where and how armed conflicts …
He Yin, Van Butsic, Johanna Buchner, Tobias Kuemmerle, Alexander V. Prishchepov, Matthias Baumann, Eugenia V. Bragina, Hovik Sayadyan, Volker C. Radeloff
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Biodiversity loss in deforestation frontiers
Tropical deforestation is a main driver of the global biodiversity crisis. Impact assessments typically focus on species’ …
asunción Semper-Pascual, Julieta Decarre, Matthias Baumann, Juan M. Busso, Micaela Camino, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Tobias Kuemmerle
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The potential impact of economic policies on future land-use conversions in Argentina
Agricultural expansion and intensification drive the conversion of natural areas worldwide. Scenarios are powerful tools to explore …
María Piquer-Rodríguez, Matthias Baumann, Van Butsic, N. Ignacio Gasparri, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, José Norberto Volante, Daniel Muller, Tobias Kuemmerle
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The emergence of cannabis agriculture frontiers as environmental threats
On agricultural frontiers, minimal regulation and potential windfall profits drive opportunistic land use that often results in …
Van Butsic, Jennifer K. Carah, Matthias Baumann, Anja Shortland, Connor Stephens, Jacob C. Brenner
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Rents, Actors, and the Expansion of Commodity Frontiers in the Gran Chaco
Theories of frontier expansion in the last four decades have been mostly shaped by studies of state-driven smallholder colonization. …
Yann le Polain de Waroux, Matthias Baumann, Nestor Ignacio Gasparri, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Javier Godar, Tobias Kuemmerle, Robert Müller, Fabricio Vázquez, José Norberto Volante, Patrick Meyfroidt
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Mapping continuous fields of tree and shrub cover across the Gran Chaco using Landsat 8 and Sentinel-1 data
Tropical dry forests and savannas provide important ecosystem services and harbor high biodiversity, yet are globally under pressure …
Matthias Baumann, Christian Levers, Leandro Macchi, Hendrik Bluhm, Björn Waske, Ignacio Gasparri, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Global-scale patterns and determinants of cropping frequency in irrigation dam command areas
A growing human population and shifting consumption patterns increase the pressure on agricultural production systems. Reservoir-based …
Philippe Rufin, Christian Levers, Matthias Baumann, Jonas Jägermeyr, Tobias Krüger, Tobias Kuemmerle, Patrick Hostert
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Drivers of agricultural land-use change in the Argentine Pampas and Chaco regions
Agricultural expansion and intensification in South America’s dry forests and grasslands increase agricultural production, but …
María Piquer-Rodríguez, Van Butsic, Philipp Gärtner, Leandro Macchi, Matthias Baumann, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, José Norberto Volante, N. Ignacio Gasparri, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Mapping the timing of cropland abandonment and recultivation in northern Kazakhstan using annual Landsat time series
Much of the world’s temperate grasslands have been converted to croplands, yet these trends can reverse in some regions. This is …
Andrey Dara, Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle, Dirk Pflugmacher, Andreas Rabe, Patrick Griffiths, Norbert Hölzl, Johannes Kamp, Martin Freitag, Patrick Hostert
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Mapping extinction debt highlights conservation opportunities for birds and mammals in the South American Chaco
Habitat loss is the primary cause of local extinctions. Yet, there is considerable uncertainty regarding how fast species respond to …
asunción Semper-Pascual, Leandro Macchi, Francesco Maria Sabatini, Julieta Decarre, Matthias Baumann, Pedro Blendiger, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Matías E. Mastrangelo, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Combining satellite data and agricultural statistics to map grassland management intensity in Europe
The world’s grasslands, both natural and managed, provide food and many non-provisioning ecosystem services. Although most …
Stephan Estel, Sebastian Mader, Christian Levers, Peter H. Verburg, Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Underlying drivers and spatial determinants of post-Soviet agricultural land abandonment in temperate Eastern Europe
Our goal was to understand the underlying drivers and spatial determinants of agricultural land abandonment following the collapse of …
Alexander V. Prishchepov, Daniel Muller, Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle, Camilo Alcantara, Volker C. Radeloff
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The role of soybean production as an underlying driver of deforestation in the South American Chaco
South America’s tropical dry forests and savannas are under increasing pressure from agricultural expansion. Cattle ranching and …
Verena Fehlenberg, Matthias Baumann, Nestor Ignacio Gasparri, María Piquer-Rodríguez, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Inside the Emerald Triangle
Cannabis agriculture is a multi-billion dollar industry, yet the factors driving the spatial location of cannabis production are not …
Van Butsic, Benjamin SChwab, Matthias Baumann, Jacob C. Brenner
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Differences in production, carbon stocks and biodiversity outcomes of land tenure regimes in the Argentine Dry Chaco
Rising global demand for agricultural products results in agricultural expansion and intensification, with substantial environmental …
Sofia Marinaro, H. Ricardo Grau, N. Ignacio Gasparri, Tobias Kuemmerle, Matthias Baumann
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Deforestation and cattle expansion in the Paraguayan Chaco 1987–2012
The dry forests of Latin America are among the most dynamic deforestation frontiers in the world and are important carbon and …
Matthias Baumann, Christoph Israel, María Piquer-Rodríguez, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, José Norberto Volante, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Carbon emissions from agricultural expansion and intensification in the Chaco
Carbon emissions from land-use changes in tropical dry forest systems are poorly understood, although they are likely globally …
Matthias Baumann, Nestor Ignacio Gasparri, María Piquer-Rodríguez, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Patrick Griffiths, Patrick Hostert, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Assessing landscape connectivity for large mammals in the Caucasus using Landsat 8 seasonal image composites
Land-use is transforming habitats across the globe, thereby threatening wildlife. Large mammals are especially affected because they …
Benjamin Bleyhl, Matthias Baumann, Patrick Griffiths, Aurel Heidelberg, Karen Manvelyan, Volker C. Radeloff, Nugzar Zazanashvili, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Phenology from Landsat when data is scarce
Green-leaf phenology describes the development of vegetation throughout a growing season and greatly affects the interaction between …
Matthias Baumann, Mutlu Ozdogan, Andrew D. Richardson, Volker C. Radeloff
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Quasi-experimental methods enable stronger inferences from observational data in ecology
Many systems and processes in ecology cannot be experimentally controlled, either because the temporal and spatial scales are too …
Van Butsic, David J. Lewis, Volker C. Radeloff, Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle
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The impacts of warfare and armed conflict on land systems
Land-use decisions can change abruptly in response to shocks, and warfare and armed conflicts are among the most drastic and globally …
Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Land-Use Competition in the South American Chaco
The dry forests of the Chaco in South America are under great land conversion pressure, mostly for establishing pastures and soybean …
Matthias Baumann, María Piquer-Rodríguez, Verena Fehlenberg, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Competition for Land-Based Ecosystem Services
In this chapter, we define, conceptualize, and exemplify competition for ecosystem services derived from land. Competition for …
Daniel Muller, Helmut Haberl, Lara Esther Bartels, Matthias Baumann, Marvin Beckert, Christian Levers, Florian Schierhorn, Jana Zscheischler, Petr Havlik, Patrick Hostert, Ole Mertz, Pete Smith
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Past and predicted future effects of housing growth on open space conservation opportunity areas and habitat connectivity around National Wildlife Refuges
Housing growth can alter suitability of matrix habitats around protected areas, strongly affecting movements of organisms and, …
Christopher M. Hamilton, Matthias Baumann, Anna M. Pidgeon, David P. Helmers, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Patricia J. Heglund, Volker C. Radeloff
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Mapping cropland-use intensity across Europe using MODIS NDVI time series
Global agricultural production will likely need to increase in the future due to population growth, changing diets, and the rising …
Stephan Estel, Tobias Kuemmerle, Christian Levers, Matthias Baumann, Patrick Hostert
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Drivers of Productivity Trends in Cork Oak Woodlands over the Last 15 Years
Higher biodiversity leads to more productive ecosystems which, in turn, supports more biodiversity. Ongoing global changes affect …
Maria Santos, Matthias Baumann, Catarina Esgalhado
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A Review of the Application of Optical and Radar Remote Sensing Data Fusion to Land Use Mapping and Monitoring
The wealth of complementary data available from remote sensing missions can hugely aid efforts towards accurately determining land use …
Neha Joshi, Matthias Baumann, Andrea Ehammer, Rasmus Fensholt, Kenneth Grogan, Patrick Hostert, Martin Rudbeck Jepsen, Tobias Kuemmerle, Patrick Meyfroidt, Edward D. Mitchard, Johannes Reiche, Casey Ryan, Björn Waske
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Protected Area Effectiveness in European Russia
We estimate the impact of strict and multiple-use protected areas on forest disturbance in European Russia between 1985 and 2010. We …
Kelly J. Wendland, Matthias Baumann, David J. Lewis, Anika Sieber, Volker C. Radeloff
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Land-use change in the Caucasus during and after the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Socioeconomic shocks can shape future land-use trajectories. Armed conflicts are an extreme form of a socioeconomic shock, but our …
Matthias Baumann, Volker C. Radeloff, Vahagn Avedian, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Effectiveness of protected areas in the Western Caucasus before and after the transition to post-socialism
Economic and social transition periods can have strong negative effects for the environment and for wildlife. The collapse of the …
Eugenia Bragina, Volker C. Radeloff, Matthias Baumann, Kelly J. Wendland, Tobias Kuemmerle, Anna M. Pidgeon
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Conservation and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tropical forests provide critical ecosystem services worldwide. Nonetheless, ongoing agricultural expansion, timber extraction, and …
Van Butsic, Matthias Baumann, Anja Shortland, Volker C. Radeloff, Sarah Walker, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Forest disturbances, forest recovery, and changes in forest types across the Carpathian ecoregion from 1985 to 2010 based on Landsat image composites
Much of the world’s temperate grasslands have been converted to croplands, yet these trends can reverse in some regions. This is …
Patrick Griffiths, Tobias Kuemmerle, Matthias Baumann, Volker C. Radeloff, Ioan V. Abrudan, Juraj Lieskovsky, Catalina Munteanu, Katarzyna Ostapowicz, Patrick Hostert
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Landsat remote sensing of forest windfall disturbance
Knowing if a forest disturbance is caused by timber harvest or a natural event is crucial for carbon cycle assessments, econometric …
Matthias Baumann, Mutlu Ozdogan, Peter T. Wolter, Alexander Krylov, Nadezda Vladimirova, Volker C. Radeloff
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Mapping the extent of abandoned farmland in Central and Eastern Europe using MODIS time series satellite data
The demand for agricultural products continues to grow rapidly, but further agricultural expansion entails substantial environmental …
Camilo Alcantara, Tobias Kuemmerle, Matthias Baumann, Eugenia V. Bragina, Patrick D. Griffiths, Patrick Hostert, Jan Knorn, Daniel Muller, Alexander V. Prishchepov, Florian Schierhorn, Annika Sieber, Volker C. Radeloff
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Landsat-based mapping of post-Soviet land-use change to assess the effectiveness of the Oksky and Mordovsky protected areas in European Russia
Land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) is the main cause of the global biodiversity crisis and protected areas are critical to prevent …
Anika Sieber, Tobias Kuemmerle, Alexander V. Prishchepov, Kelly J. Wendland, Matthias Baumann, Volker C. Radeloff, Leonid M. Baskin, Patrick Hostert
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Determinants of agricultural land abandonment in post-Soviet European Russia
The breakdown of socialism caused massive socio-economic and institutional changes that led to substantial agricultural land …
Alexander V. Prishchepov, Daniel Muller, Maxim Dubinin, Matthias Baumann, Volker C. Radeloff
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Determinants of agricultural land abandonment in post-Soviet European Russia
Institutional settings play a key role in shaping land cover and land use. Our goal was to understand the effects of institutional …
Alexander V. Prishchepov, Volker C. Radeloff, Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle, Maxim Dubinin
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Using the Landsat record to detect forest-cover changes during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the temperate zone of European Russia
The political breakdown of the Soviet Union in 1991 provides a rare case of drastic changes in social and economic conditions, and as …
Matthias Baumann, Mutlu Ozdogan, Tobias Kuemmerle, Kelly J. Wendland, Elena Esipova, Volker C. Radeloff
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Regional- and district-level drivers of timber harvesting in European Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the forestry sector in Russia underwent substantial changes. The state forestry sector was …
Kelly J. Wendland, David J. Lewis, Jennifer Alix-Garcia, Mutlu Ozdogan, Matthias Baumann, Volker C. Radeloff
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Patterns and drivers of post-socialist farmland abandonment in Western Ukraine
Farmland abandonment restructures rural landscapes in many regions worldwide in response to gradual industrialization and urbanization. …
Matthias Baumann, Tobias Kuemmerle, Marine Elbakidze, Mutlu Ozdogan, Volker C. Radeloff, Nicholas S. Keuler, Alexander V. Prishchepov, Ivan Kruhlov, Patrick Hostert
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Land use is a critical factor in the global carbon cycle, but land-use effects on carbon fluxes are poorly understood in many regions. …
Tobias Kuemmerle, Pontus Olofsson, Oleh Chaskovskyy, Matthias Baumann, Katarzyna Ostapowicz, Curtis E. Woodcock, Richard A. Houghton, Patrick Hostert, William S. Keeton, Volker C. Radeloff
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