Forests of Pennsylvania, 2014

Richard Widmann

doi:10.2737/FS-RU-66

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Forests of Pennsylvania, 2014

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Authors:

Richard Widmann

Year:

2015

Type:

Resource Update

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FS-RU-66

Source:

Resource Update FS-66. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

This resource update provides an overview of the forest resources in Pennsylvania based on inventories conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Northern Research Station. Estimates are based on field data collected using the FIA annualized sample design and are updated yearly (see footnote 1 on page 4). Information about the national and regional FIA program is available online at http://fia.fs.fed.us. Since 2000, FIA has implemented an annual inventory in Pennsylvania. For the 2014 inventory, estimates for current variables, such as area, volume, and biomass, are based on 3,023 forested plot samples collected from 2009-2014. Change variables, such as net growth, removals, and mortality, are based on 2,717 plots collected in 2005-2009 and resampled in 2009-2014. Estimates from earlier annual and periodic inventories are shown for comparison.

Citation

Widmann, Richard H. 2015. Forests of Pennsylvania, 2014. Resource Update FS-66. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 4 p.