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Mapping previously undetected trees reveals overlooked changes in pan-tropical tree cover

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  • Shidong Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    China University of Geosciences
    University of Copenhagen)

  • Jie Zhang

    (China University of Geosciences
    Tsinghua University)

  • Li Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Philippe Ciais

    (Université Paris-Saclay)

  • Jianjun Zhang

    (China University of Geosciences)

  • Josep Penuelas

    (Cerdanyola Del Valles
    Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB)

  • Biswajit Nath

    (University of Chittagong)

  • Iskid Jacquet

    (China University of Geosciences)

  • Xia Wu

    (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

  • Shengping Ding

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Wang Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ni Huang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Wanjuan Song

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • WenJian Ni

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zheng Niu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

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Detecting tree cover is crucial for sustainable land management and climate mitigation. Here we develop an automatic detection algorithm using high-resolution satellite data (

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  • Shidong Liu & Jie Zhang & Li Wang & Philippe Ciais & Jianjun Zhang & Josep Penuelas & Biswajit Nath & Iskid Jacquet & Xia Wu & Shengping Ding & Wang Li & Ni Huang & Wanjuan Song & WenJian Ni & Zheng N, 2025. "Mapping previously undetected trees reveals overlooked changes in pan-tropical tree cover," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-60662-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60662-z
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