land use Flashcards

1
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Dominant land cover/use change processes

A

deforestation
agricultural expansion and intensification
agricultural abandonment
urbanization
desertification

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forest transition theory

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trend reversal from period of net forest area loss to period of net forest area gain
different types of trees when looking at forest proportions

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