Forested Areas in the Western United States

Nov 14, 2010
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This map depicts the forested regions in the western United States. Data was obtained from the the Sagestitch map and other state-level GAP landcover maps and merged into 90m raster dataset.
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Steve Hanser, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station
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1999, 2003
Citation:
Leu, M., S.E. Hanser, S.T. Knick. 2008. The human footprint in the west: a large-scale analysis of anthropogenic impacts. Ecological Applications 18(5): 1119-1139. http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov
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USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station
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conifer, forest, deciduous
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