Maps of historical forests in France and their temporal continuity since the first half of the 19th century
Jean‐Luc Dupouey, Laurent Bergès, Nathalie Leroy, Romain Lafite, Frédéric Archaux, Vincent Augé, Raphaël Bec, Maxime Bellifa, Julien Bourguignon, Jérôme Buridant, Béatrice Burlin, Simon Caubet, Albane Chaleat, Sandrine Chauchard, Thomas Cordonnier, , Daniel Vallauri
This paper digitizes and vectorizes 19th-century French forest maps to analyze historical land-use changes and their impact on current forest cover and conservation strategies.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2026 · PreprintEcology