Satellite imagery reveals widespread coconut plantations on Pacific atolls

Satellite imagery reveals widespread coconut plantations on Pacific atolls

Efforts to mitigate tropical deforestation overlook coconut palm ( Cocos nucifera L.) plantations on atolls—low island ecosystems that represent the most common landforms in the Pacific basin. Coconut palms have a deep history in the Pacific and were planted extensively over the last two centuries t...

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Main Authors: Michael W Burnett, Rory French, Breonna Jones, Alexander Fischer, Alexandra Holland, Irina Roybal, Timothy White, Sebastian Steibl, Leander D L Anderegg, Hillary Young, Nick D Holmes, Alexander Wegmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
biodiversity loss
oil crops
coconut oil
land cover change
invasive species
deforestation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad8c66
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