Title:

Forest disturbances in the Great Lakes region, 1986-2019

Author(s):

Fekety, Patrick A.; Vogeler, Jody C.; Filippelli, Steven K.; Nelson, Mark D.

Publication Year:

2025

How to Cite:

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Fekety, Patrick A.; Vogeler, Jody C.; Filippelli, Steven K.; Nelson, Mark, D. 2025. Forest disturbances in the Great Lakes region, 1986-2019. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2025-0020

Abstract:

This data publication contains thirty-four (34) georeferenced (GeoTIFF) raster files containing annual forest disturbances predicted for the Great Lakes region for each year from 1986 to 2019. Disturbed locations were predicted using a Landsat-spectral index (i.e., tasseled-cap wetness) and the LandTrendr algorithm. Locations representing disturbed forests were further attributed into 5 disturbance classes resulting in a raster with seven (7) map classes: conversion, fire, flood, harvest, other disturbance, persistent forest, and non-forest. Additionally, this data publication contains one (1) GeoTIFF raster file containing the most recent disturbance, with respect to the year 2019, for the study area.

Keywords:

biota; environment; imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Fire; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Natural Resource Management & Use; forest canopy disturbance; disturbance mapping; disturbance attribution; change detection; Great Lakes; Minnesota; Wisconsin; Michigan; Illinois; Indiana; Ohio; Pennsylvania; New York; Allegheny National Forest; Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest; Hiawatha National Forest; Huron Manistee National Forest; Ottawa National Forest; Superior National Forest

Related publications:

• Fekety, Patrick A.; Vogeler, Jody C.; Filippelli, Steven K.; Nelson, Mark D. 2025. Forest disturbance attribution and sensitivity to harvest detection with Landsat in the Great Lakes Region, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 595: 123039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123039
• Filippelli, Steven K.; Schleeweis, Karen G.; Nelson, Mark D.; Fekety, Patrick A.; Vogeler, Jody C. 2024. Tree canopy cover in the Great Lakes region, 1985-2019. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0043

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