Title:

Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra land cover and forest formations circa 2000

Author(s):

Kennaway, Todd A.; Helmer, Eileen H.

Publication Year:

2023

How to Cite:

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Kennaway, Todd A.; Helmer, Eileen H. 2023. Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra land cover and forest formations circa 2000. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0022

Abstract:

This data publication contains one spatial land cover raster dataset, provided in multiple formats, representing land cover and forest formations circa 2000 for Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra. This raster dataset differentiates cloud forest into two classes and was created from previously published Landsat satellite image mosaics dated 1991 and 2000 for Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra. Also included is a land cover map showing the distributions of land cover and forest formations for Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra that do not differentiate cloud forest into two classes. Two images are also provided that show the land cover and forest formations that 1) do differentiate cloud forest into two classes and 2) do not differentiate cloud forest into two classes.

Keywords:

land cover; land use; forest formation; forest type; forest conservation; karst; forest age; mangroves; cloud forest; serpentine; biota; environment; imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; planningCadastre; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Landscape ecology; Forest Products; Bioenergy and biomass; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Resource inventory; Natural Resource Management & Use; Landscape management; Timber; Wilderness; Puerto Rico; Vieques; Culebra; Icacos; Caribbean; Greater Antilles

Related publications:

• Kennaway, Todd A.; Helmer, Eileen H,. 2007. The forest types and ages cleared for land development in Puerto Rico. GIScience & Remote Sensing. 44(4): 356–382. https://doi.org/10.2747/1548-1603.44.4.356 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/30000
• Kennaway, Todd A.; Helmer, Eileen H.; Lefsky, Michael A.; Brandeis, Tom J.; Sherrill, Kirk R. 2021. Virgin Islands land cover and forest structure. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0091
• Helmer, Eileen H.; Kennaway, Todd A.; Pedreros, Diego H.; Clark, Matthew L.; Marcano-Vega, Humfredo; Tieszen, Larry L.; Ruzycki, Thomas S.; Schill, S. R.; Carrington, C. M. Sean. 2023. St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Eustatius, Grenada, and Barbados land cover land cover and forest formation (1999-2003). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0047
• Helmer, Eileen H.; Ramos, Olga; del Mar Lopez, T.; Quiñones, Maya; Diaz, W. 2002. Mapping forest type and land cover of Puerto Rico, a component of the Caribbean biodiversity hotspot. Caribbean Journal of Science. 38(3-4): 165-183. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/30146

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