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Quantifying deforestation and forest degradation with thermal response
Description: Deforestation and forest degradation cause the deterioration of resources and ecosystem services. However, there are still no operational indicators to measure forest status, especially for forest degradation. In the present study, scientists analysed the thermal response number (TRN, calculated by daily total net radiation divided by daily temperature range) of 163 sites including mature forest, disturbed forest, planted forest, shrubland, grassland, savanna vegetation and cropland. [Source: Science of the Total Environment]
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717317655
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Source: Science of the Total Environment
Publish Date: 12/31/2017
Reading Level: Expert
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