The primary forest can be mapped in a number of ways. One of them is described here, where the base year 2000 map for the primary forest is used in relation with the forest definitions on tree canopy cover (tcc) and tree canopy height (tch) to calculate the primary forest in each year. Turns … CONTINUE READING
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GLAD at UMD provides the primary forest for 2000 which is the base map for most of their analysis. This primary forest consists of natural long-lived forest extent. The mapping and definition for the primary forest are based on the methodology as described in the paper for humid tropical forests and modified to include dry … CONTINUE READING