Relationships between major ownerships, forest aboveground biomass distributions, and landscape dynamics in the New England Region of USA

Daolan Zheng; Linda S. Heath; Mark J. Ducey; Brett J. Butler

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Relationships between major ownerships, forest aboveground biomass distributions, and landscape dynamics in the New England Region of USA

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Authors:

Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey, Brett J. Butler

Year:

2010

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Environmental Management. 45: 377-386.

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Abstract

This study utilizes remote sensing derived forest aboveground biomass (AGB) estimates and ownership information obtained from the Protected Areas Database (PAD), combining landscape analyses and GIS techniques to demonstrate how different ownerships (public, regulated private, and other private) relate to the spatial distribution of AGB in New England states of the USA. "Regulated private" lands were dominated by lands in Maine covered by a Land Use Regulatory Commission.

Keywords

biomass accumulation, forest carbon storage, forest management, land conservation, ownership behaviors

Citation

Zheng, Daolan; Heath, Linda S.; Ducey, Mark J.; Butler, Brett. 2010. Relationships between major ownerships, forest aboveground biomass distributions, and landscape dynamics in the New England Region of USA