Title:

Forest stand age map of Canada (2011) and the United States (2006 & 2011)

Author(s):

Pan, Yude; Birdsey, Richard; McCullough, Kevin; Bernier, Pierre Y.; Beaudoin, Andrè; Villemaire, Philippe; Guindon, Luc

Publication Year:

2015

How to Cite:

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Pan, Yude; Birdsey, Richard; McCullough, Kevin; Bernier, Pierre Y.; Beaudoin, Andrè; Villemaire, Philippe; Guindon, Luc. 2015. Forest stand age map of Canada (2011) and the United States (2006 & 2011). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2015-0043

Abstract:

This data publication contains an update for the 2006 Continental United States (CONUS) and Alaska to the first continental forest stand age map of North America. A new map for 2011 covering Alaska, CONUS and Canada has been produced. It was made by combining forest inventory data, historical fire data, optical satellite data and other disturbance/forest change products that have become available after the original product was published. A companion map of the standard deviations for age estimates, developed for quantifying uncertainty, is also included.

Keywords:

forest stand age; stand age; FIA plot data; North American Forest Dynamics Project; MTBS; LANDFIRE Public Events Database; FHTET; bark beetle mortality; Alaska fire history; biota; environment; geoscientificInformation; imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Plant ecology; North America; Canada; United States

Related publications:

• Pan, Yude; Chen, Jing; Birdsey, Richard; McCullough, Kevin; He, Liming; Deng, Feng. 2014. Forest stand age map of Canada (2004) and the United States (2006). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0025
• Pan, Yude; Chen, Jing; Birdsey, Richard; McCullough, Kevin; He, Liming; Deng, Feng. 201103. Age structure and disturbance legacy of North American forests. Biogeosciences. 8: 715-732. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-8-715-2011 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/37680

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