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Publication Details

Title:
Philadelphia park tree cover data, 1959-2018 Data publication contains GIS data
Author(s):
Nix, Sabine A.; Roman, Lara A.; Healy, Marc; Rogan, John; Pearsall, Hamil
Publication Year:
2021
How to Cite:
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Nix, Sabine A.; Roman, Lara A.; Healy, Marc; Rogan, John; Pearsall, Hamil. 2021. Philadelphia park tree cover data, 1959-2018. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0107
Abstract:
These data represent tree cover for three parks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tree cover was manually delineated on aerial imagery from 1959, 1980, 2000 and 2018. The parks studied were: East Fairmount Park, West Fairmount Park, and the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.

Keywords:
biota; environment; location; society; structure; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Landscape ecology; Environment and People; History; Recreation; Urban natural resources management; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Monitoring; land cover; urban tree canopy cover; urban forest; urban park; post-industrial city; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia
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  • Roman, Lara A.; Catton, Indigo J.; Greenfield, Eric J.; Pearsall, Hamil; Eisenman, Theodore S.; Henning, Jason G. 2021. Philadelphia land cover change data, 1970-2010. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0033
  • Nix, Sabine A.; Roman, Lara A.; Healy, Marc; Rogan, John; Pearsall, Hamil. 2022. Linking tree cover change to historical management practices in urban parks. Landscape Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01543-4
  • Roman, Lara A.; Catton, Indigo J.; Greenfield, Eric J.; Pearsall, Hamil; Eisenman, Theodore S.; Henning, Jason G. 2021. Philadelphia land cover change data, 1970-2010. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0033
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