Natural forests loss and tree plantations: Large-scale tree cover loss differentiation in a threatened biodiversity hotspot
- Autores
- Altamirano, Adison; Miranda, Alejandro; Aplin, Paul; Carrasco, Jaime; Catalán, Germán; Cayuela, Luis; Fuentes Castillo, Taryn; Hernández, Angela; Martínez Harms, María J.; Peluso, Franco; Prado, Marco; Reyes Riveros, Rosa; Van Holt, Tracy; Vergara, Cristian; Zamorano Elgueta, Carlos; Di Bella, Carlos Marcelo
- Año de publicación
- 2019
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Distinguishing between natural forests from exotic tree plantations is essential to get an accurate picture of the world's state of forests. Most exotic tree plantations support lower levels of biodiversity and have less potential for ecosystem services supply than natural forests, and differencing them is still a challenge using standard tools. We use a novel approach in south-central of Chile to differentiate tree cover dynamics among natural forests and exotic tree plantations. Chile has one of the world's most competitive forestry industry and the region is a global biodiversity hotspot. Our collaborative visual interpretation method combined a global database of tree cover change, remote sensing from high-resolution satellite images and expert knowledge. By distinguishing exotic tree plantation and natural forest loss, we fit spatially explicit models to estimate tree-cover loss across 40 millions of ha between 2000 and 2016. We were able to distinguish natural forests from exotic tree plantations with an overall accuracy of 99% and predicted forest loss. Total tree cover loss was continuous over time, and the disaggregation revealed that 1 549 909 ha of tree plantations were lost (mean = 96 869 ha year-1), while 206 142 ha corresponded to natural forest loss (mean = 12 884 ha year-1). Mostly of tree plantations lost returned to be plantation (51%). Natural forests were converted mainly (75%) to transitional land covers (e.g. shrubland, bare land, grassland), and an important proportion of these may finish as tree plantation. This replacement may undermine objectives of increasedcarbon storage and biodiversity. Tree planting as a solution has gained increased attention in recen years with ambitious commitments to mitigate the effects of climate change. However, negative outcomes for the environment could result if strategies incentivize the replacement of natural forests into other land covers. Initiatives to reduce carbon emissions should encourage differentiating natural forests from exotic tree plantations and pay more attention on protecting and managing sustainably the former.
Fil: Altamirano, Adison. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile
Fil: Miranda, Alejandro. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile. Universidad de Chile; Chile
Fil: Aplin, Paul. Edge Hill University; Reino Unido
Fil: Carrasco, Jaime. Universidad de Chile; Chile
Fil: Catalán, Germán. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile
Fil: Cayuela, Luis. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; España
Fil: Fuentes Castillo, Taryn. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile
Fil: Hernández, Angela. Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia; Chile
Fil: Martínez Harms, María J.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile
Fil: Peluso, Franco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales. Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina
Fil: Prado, Marco. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile
Fil: Reyes Riveros, Rosa. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile
Fil: Van Holt, Tracy. New York University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Vergara, Cristian. Universidad Católica de Temuco; Chile
Fil: Zamorano Elgueta, Carlos. Universidad de Aysén; Chile
Fil: Di Bella, Carlos Marcelo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Información; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina - Materia
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AUGMENTED VISUAL INTERPRETATION
FOREST PLANTATION
LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE
REMOTE SENSING
TREE COVER - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/
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Natural forests loss and tree plantations: Large-scale tree cover loss differentiation in a threatened biodiversity hotspotAltamirano, AdisonMiranda, AlejandroAplin, PaulCarrasco, JaimeCatalán, GermánCayuela, LuisFuentes Castillo, TarynHernández, AngelaMartínez Harms, María J.Peluso, FrancoPrado, MarcoReyes Riveros, RosaVan Holt, TracyVergara, CristianZamorano Elgueta, CarlosDi Bella, Carlos MarceloAUGMENTED VISUAL INTERPRETATIONFOREST PLANTATIONLAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGEREMOTE SENSINGTREE COVERhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4Distinguishing between natural forests from exotic tree plantations is essential to get an accurate picture of the world's state of forests. Most exotic tree plantations support lower levels of biodiversity and have less potential for ecosystem services supply than natural forests, and differencing them is still a challenge using standard tools. We use a novel approach in south-central of Chile to differentiate tree cover dynamics among natural forests and exotic tree plantations. Chile has one of the world's most competitive forestry industry and the region is a global biodiversity hotspot. Our collaborative visual interpretation method combined a global database of tree cover change, remote sensing from high-resolution satellite images and expert knowledge. By distinguishing exotic tree plantation and natural forest loss, we fit spatially explicit models to estimate tree-cover loss across 40 millions of ha between 2000 and 2016. We were able to distinguish natural forests from exotic tree plantations with an overall accuracy of 99% and predicted forest loss. Total tree cover loss was continuous over time, and the disaggregation revealed that 1 549 909 ha of tree plantations were lost (mean = 96 869 ha year-1), while 206 142 ha corresponded to natural forest loss (mean = 12 884 ha year-1). Mostly of tree plantations lost returned to be plantation (51%). Natural forests were converted mainly (75%) to transitional land covers (e.g. shrubland, bare land, grassland), and an important proportion of these may finish as tree plantation. This replacement may undermine objectives of increasedcarbon storage and biodiversity. Tree planting as a solution has gained increased attention in recen years with ambitious commitments to mitigate the effects of climate change. However, negative outcomes for the environment could result if strategies incentivize the replacement of natural forests into other land covers. Initiatives to reduce carbon emissions should encourage differentiating natural forests from exotic tree plantations and pay more attention on protecting and managing sustainably the former.Fil: Altamirano, Adison. Universidad de La Frontera; ChileFil: Miranda, Alejandro. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile. Universidad de Chile; ChileFil: Aplin, Paul. Edge Hill University; Reino UnidoFil: Carrasco, Jaime. Universidad de Chile; ChileFil: Catalán, Germán. Universidad de La Frontera; ChileFil: Cayuela, Luis. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; EspañaFil: Fuentes Castillo, Taryn. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; ChileFil: Hernández, Angela. Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia; ChileFil: Martínez Harms, María J.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; ChileFil: Peluso, Franco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales. Instituto de Clima y Agua; ArgentinaFil: Prado, Marco. Universidad de La Frontera; ChileFil: Reyes Riveros, Rosa. Universidad de La Frontera; ChileFil: Van Holt, Tracy. New York University; Estados UnidosFil: Vergara, Cristian. Universidad Católica de Temuco; ChileFil: Zamorano Elgueta, Carlos. Universidad de Aysén; ChileFil: Di Bella, Carlos Marcelo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. 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Altamirano, Adison Miranda, Alejandro Aplin, Paul Carrasco, Jaime Catalán, Germán Cayuela, Luis Fuentes Castillo, Taryn Hernández, Angela Martínez Harms, María J. Peluso, Franco Prado, Marco Reyes Riveros, Rosa Van Holt, Tracy Vergara, Cristian Zamorano Elgueta, Carlos Di Bella, Carlos Marcelo |
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