Contemporary land-use pressures have a significant impact on the extent and condition of
forests in the eastern United States, causing a regional-scale decline in forest cover. Earlier …

Understanding fine-grain patterns of forest disturbance and regrowth at the landscape scale
is critical for effective management, particularly in forests in western Washington, Oregon …

Human modification of forest habitats is a major component of global environmental change.
Even areas that remain predominantly forested may be changed considerably by human …

Evidence of shifting dominance among major forest disturbance agent classes regionally to
globally has been emerging in the literature. For example, climate-related stress and …

In order to understand the magnitude, direction, and geographic distribution of land‐use
changes, we evaluated land‐use trends in US counties during the latter half of the 20th …

Historical baselines of forest cover are needed to understand the causes and consequences
of recent changes and to assess the effectiveness of land-use policies. However, historical …

Forest change is of great concern for land use decision makers and conservation
communities. Quantitative and spatial forest change information is critical for addressing …

Land use and climate change have complex and interacting effects on naturally dynamic
forest landscapes. To anticipate and adapt to these changes, it is necessary to understand …

Forest transitions (FT) occur when socioeconomic development leads to a shift from net
deforestation to reforestation; these dynamics have been observed in multiple countries …

Land use and land cover changes have complex linkages to climate variability and change,
biophysical resources, and socioeconomic driving forces. To assess these land change …