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Decreasing the size of clear-cuts as shown in a middle boreal forest landscape in Halsingland, Sweden

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 23 Jan 2015

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Topics: Biodiversity — Ecosystems

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Methodology:: The satellite data used are Landsat MSS (~1980) and Landsat TM (~1990 and~2000).
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Processors:: European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD)
Figure type:: Graph

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Note on temporal coverage: Comparison of size distributions of clear cut areas made in 2 different time periods, covering a total area of about 10 000 km2 with 77% forested land. The rate of cutting was about 1% of the forest area each year over this period. Approximate periods for comparison are: 1980-1990 and 1990-2000.