National parks in the eastern United States harbor important older forest structure compared with matrix forests

National parks in the eastern United States harbor important older forest structure compared with matrix forests

Abstract We analyzed land‐cover and forest vegetation data from nearly 25,000 permanent plots distributed across 50 national parks in the eastern United States, along with the matrix around each park, to examine structural characteristics of park forests in relation to their surrounding landscape. O...

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Main Authors: Kathryn M. Miller, Fred W. Dieffenbach, J. Patrick Campbell, Wendy B. Cass, James A. Comiskey, Elizabeth R. Matthews, Brian J. McGill, Brian R. Mitchell, Stephanie J. Perles, Suzanne Sanders, John Paul Schmit, Stephen Smith, Aaron S. Weed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-07-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
Forest Inventory and Analysis
forest structure
long‐term monitoring
National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring
Special Feature: Science for Our National Parks’ Second Century
vital signs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1404

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1404

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