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Forest definitions applied for national United States forest reporting: Status, gaps, and opportunities

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • Well-documented forest definitions are key to transparent national forest reporting. • Forest land use and land cover definitions present challenges and opportunities. • Forest land and other wooded land distinctions complicate area reporting in the US.

Source: Trees Forests and People

DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100839

Authors: Lara T. Murray, Sonja N. Oswalt, Sara A. Goeking, Katherine M. Renwick

Institutions: US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Southern Research Station

Language: English

Topic: Forest Management and Policy

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,680