Forests of Maine, 2015

Emily S. S. Huff; William McWilliams

doi:10.2737/FS-RU-86

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Forests of Maine, 2015

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Authors:

Emily S. S. Huff, William McWilliams

Year:

2016

Type:

Resource Update

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FS-RU-86

Source:

Resource Update FS-86. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

This publication provides an overview of the forest resources in Maine based upon inventories conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Northern Research Station. Information about the national and regional FIA program is available online at http://fia.fs.fed.us. Since 1999, FIA has implemented an annual inventory measuring data on 20 percent of sample plots each year. For the 2015 inventory, estimates for current variables, such as area, volume, and biomass, are based on 3,592 plots inventoried from 2011-2015. Change variables, such as net growth, removals, and mortality, are based on 3,539 plots inventoried in 2006-2010 and resampled in 2011-2015. There are additional tables of data available online (https://www.nrs.fs.usda.gov/fia/data-tools/state-reports/ME/default.asp). Estimates from earlier annual and periodic inventories are shown for comparison. See Bechtold and Patterson (2005) and O'Connell et al. (2014) for definitions and technical details.

Citation

Huff, Emily S.; McWilliams, William H. 2016. Forests of Maine, 2015. Resource Update FS-86. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 4 p.