Landsat

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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