Assessing the ecological vulnerability of forest landscape to agricultural frontier expansion in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

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dc.creatorBourgoin, Clément
dc.creatorOszwald, Johan
dc.creatorBourgoin, Jeremy
dc.creatorGond, Valéry
dc.creatorBlanc, Lilian
dc.creatorDessard, Hélène
dc.creatorPhan, Trong Van
dc.creatorSist, Plinio
dc.creatorLäderach, Peter R.D.
dc.creatorReymondin, Louis
dc.date2020-02
dc.date2019-09-10T16:16:21Z
dc.date2019-09-10T16:16:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:29:29Z
dc.descriptionForest conservation in human-dominated tropical landscapes ensures provision of major ecosystem services. However, conservation goals are threatened by growing demands for agricultural products. As the expansion of agricultural frontiers continues to exert increasing pressure on forest cover, it is crucial to provide indicators on forest vulnerability to improve our understanding of forest dynamics and prioritize management actions by local decision-makers. The purpose of this study is to develop a rigorous methodological framework to assess forest ecological vulnerability. We aim at evaluating the potential of remote sensing to characterize forest landscape dynamics in spatial and temporal dimensions. We present an innovative method that spatially integrates current landscape mosaic mapping with 45 years of landscape trajectories using Sentinel-2 and Landsat imagery. We derive indicators of exposure to cropland expansion, sensitivity linked with forest degradation and fragmentation, and forest capacity to respond based on forest landscape composition in Di Linh district in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. We map current forest-agricultural mosaics with high accuracy to assess landscape intensification (kappa index = 0.78). We also map the expansion of the agricultural frontier and highlighted heterogeneous agricultural encroachment on forested areas (kappa index = 0.72-0.93). Finally, we identify degradation and fragmentation trajectories that affect forest cover at different rates and intensity. Combined, these indicators pinpoint hotspots of forest vulnerability. This study provides tailored management responses and levers for action by local decision makers. The accessibility of multi-dimensional remote sensing data and the developed landscape approach open promising perspectives for continuously monitoring agricultural frontiers.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/103609
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/79763
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBourgoin, Clément; Oszwald, Johan; Bourgoin, Jeremy; Gond, Valéry; Blanc, Lilian; Dessard, Hélène; Phan, Trong Van; Sist, Plinio; Läderach, Peter & Reymondin, Louis (2020). Assessing the ecological vulnerability of forest landscape to agricultural frontier expansion in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 84:101958.
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectdeforestación
dc.subjectdegraded forests
dc.subjectvietnam
dc.subjectlandscapes
dc.subjectecosystem services
dc.titleAssessing the ecological vulnerability of forest landscape to agricultural frontier expansion in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
dc.typeJournal Article

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