Causes of Land Change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011
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- Document: Report (4.51 MB pdf)
- Data Release: USGS data release— Data release for the Land Change Causes for the United States Interior Highlands (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals)
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Abstract
The causes of land change from 2001 through 2011 for the Interior Highlands region of the south-central United States were assessed using satellite imagery, historical land-use and land-cover data, and digital orthophotos. The study was designed to develop improved regional land-use and land-cover change information, including identification of the proximate causes of change. The four leading causes of land change involved various stages of forest change: harvest (376,497 hectares), reforestation (105,150 hectares), stand loss to fire (98,875 hectares), and thinning (54,029 hectares). The study provides baseline spatial data for understanding human and ecological dynamics in the region. The spatial data, including metadata, are available in the data release associated with this report at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W4SF05.
Suggested Citation
Drummond, M.A., Stier, M.P., McBeth, J.L., Auch, R.F., Taylor, J.L., and Riegle, J.L., 2020, Causes of land change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1127, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1127.
ISSN: 2327-638X (online)
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Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Findings—Summary of the Causes of Land Change in the Interior Highlands
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Causes of land change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011 |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 1127 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds1127 |
| Year Published | 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| Description | Report: iii, 4 p.; Data Release |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas |
| Other Geospatial | Interior Highlands |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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