Relationship between crown dieback and drought in the southeastern United States

Michael K. Crosby; Zhaofei Fan; Marty Spetich; Ted Leininger; Xingang Fan

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Relationship between crown dieback and drought in the southeastern United States

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Authors:

Michael K. Crosby, Zhaofei Fan, Marty Spetich, Ted Leininger, Xingang Fan

Year:

2012

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C., comps. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012; 2012 December 4-6; Baltimore, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [CD-ROM]: 316-318.

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Abstract

Forest Health and Monitoring (FHM) and Palmer's Drought Severity Index (PDSI) data were obtained for 11 states in the southeastern United States to assess the relationship between drought and crown dieback. Correlation analyses were performed at the species group and ecoregion levels within the study area. The results indicate a negative correlation between drought and crown dieback within 3 to 5 years of the onset of drought conditions.

Parent Publication

Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012

Keywords

statistics, estimation, sampling, modeling, remote sensing, forest health, data integrity, environmental monitoring, cover estimation, international forest monitoring

Citation

Crosby, Michael K.; Fan, Zhaofei; Spetich, Martin A.; Leininger, Theodor D.; Fan, Xingang. 2012. Relationship between crown dieback and drought in the southeastern United States. In: Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C., comps. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012; 2012 December 4-6; Baltimore, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [CD-ROM]: 316-318.