Greater Loss and Fragmentation of Savannas Than Forests Over the Last Three Decades in Yunnan Province, China

• Main Authors: Lapuz, R Sedricke, Jaojoco, Angelica Kristina M, Reyes, Sheryl Rose C, De Alban, Jose Don T, Tomlinson, Kyle W
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: climate-vegetation interactions; fire; fragmentation; hybrid classification; land-use change; Landsat; woody encroachment; Climate; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Sciences; Natural Resources Management and Policy; Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/manila-observatory/9; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=manila-observatory
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Yunnan Province, southwest China, has a monsoonal climate suitable for a mix of fire-driven savannas and fire-averse forests as alternate stable states, and has vast areas with savanna physiognomy. Presently, savannas are only formally recognised in the dry valleys of the region, and a no-fire polic...