Characterizing forest composition of the Allegheny Mountains using extensive forest inventory data

William McWilliams; Rachel Riemann; D. A. Drake; C. L. Alerich

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Characterizing forest composition of the Allegheny Mountains using extensive forest inventory data

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Authors:

William McWilliams, Rachel Riemann, D. A. Drake, C. L. Alerich

Year:

1993

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Gillespie, Andrew R.; Parker, George R.; Pope, Phillip E.; Rink, George: eds. Proceedings of the 9th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-161. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 490

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Abstract

There is a general lack of information that describes forest composition at the landscape level, e.g. for entire physiographic provinces. Studies in the ecological literature usually are local in scope and combining data from such studies is questionable due to different design methodology.

Citation

McWilliams, W. H.; Riemann Hershey, R.; Drake, D. A.; Alerich, C. L. 1993. Characterizing forest composition of the Allegheny Mountains using extensive forest inventory data. In: Gillespie, Andrew R.; Parker, George R.; Pope, Phillip E.; Rink, George: eds. Proceedings of the 9th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-161. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 490