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Publication Details

Title:
Historical woodland density of the conterminous United States, 1873 Data publication contains GIS data
Author(s):
Liknes, Greg C.; Nelson, Mark D.; Kaisershot, Daniel J.
Publication Year:
2013
How to Cite:
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Liknes, Greg C.; Nelson, Mark D.; Kaisershot, Daniel J. 2013. Historical woodland density of the conterminous United States, 1873. Newtown Square, PA. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0006
Abstract:
Historical woodland density of the conterminous United States, 1873 is a digital representation of William H. Brewer's 1873 "Map showing five degrees of density. The distribution of woodland within the territory of the United States." This map was included in the statistical atlas of the United States based on the results of the ninth census 1870 (Walker 1874).

Keywords:
woodland density; William Brewer; historical map; imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; environment; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Geography; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Resource inventory; conterminous United States; CONUS
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