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Using three decades of 30-m resolution satellite observations, this study reveals the spatiotemporal patterns of forest stand formation in southern China. The observed forest area surge around 2010 resulted from trees planted after 2000, forming dense forests about a decade later. Old forests were fragmented, but new forests rapidly expanded downhill, alleviating pressure on the older stands. This provides detailed documentation of forest densification and expansion in a region previously largely deforested.

Publisher

Communications Earth & Environment

Published On

Jul 18, 2023

Authors

Xiaowei Tong, Martin Brandt, Yuemin Yue, Xiaoxin Zhang, Rasmus Fensholt, Philippe Ciais, Kelin Wang, Siyu Liu, Wenmin Zhang, Chen Mao, Martin Rudbeck Jepsen

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