uid=HFR,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read doi:10.6073/pasta/7c42c6daf02a7869bd05a3233d6ef3c4 Forest Type Maps for New England from Historical Studies 1912-1956 Brian Hall David Foster https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1171-3762 2023 English
<para>This data package contains 3 GIS layers showing generalized forest types across New England as delineated in older forestry publications. These were digitized so that they can be used to illustrate broad vegetation patterns across the region in modern publications.</para> <para>These GIS layers include maps drawn by Hawley and Hawes (1912), RT Fisher (1933), and Westveld and the Committee on Silviculture, New England Section, Society of American Foresters (1956).</para> </section> </abstract> <keywordSet> <keyword>geographic information systems</keyword> <keyword>land cover</keyword> <keyword>land use</keyword> <keyword>management</keyword> <keyword>maps</keyword> <keyword>spatial vector</keyword> <keywordThesaurus>LTER controlled vocabulary</keywordThesaurus> </keywordSet> <keywordSet> <keyword>disturbance</keyword> <keywordThesaurus>LTER core area</keywordThesaurus> </keywordSet> <keywordSet> <keyword>Harvard Forest</keyword> <keyword>HFR</keyword> <keyword>LTER</keyword> <keyword>USA</keyword> <keywordThesaurus>HFR default</keywordThesaurus> </keywordSet> <intellectualRights> <section> <para>This dataset is released to the public under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (No Rights Reserved). Please keep the dataset creators informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset should include proper acknowledgement.</para> </section> </intellectualRights> <licensed> <licenseName>Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal</licenseName> <url>https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html</url> <identifier>CC0-1.0</identifier> </licensed> <distribution> <online> <url function="information">https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf366</url> </online> </distribution> <coverage> <geographicCoverage> <geographicDescription>New England. Coordinates based on WGS84 datum.</geographicDescription> <boundingCoordinates> <westBoundingCoordinate>-73.70</westBoundingCoordinate> <eastBoundingCoordinate>-67.00</eastBoundingCoordinate> <northBoundingCoordinate>+47.47</northBoundingCoordinate> <southBoundingCoordinate>+41.00</southBoundingCoordinate> <boundingAltitudes> <altitudeMinimum>0</altitudeMinimum> <altitudeMaximum>1917</altitudeMaximum> <altitudeUnits>meter</altitudeUnits> </boundingAltitudes> </boundingCoordinates> </geographicCoverage> <temporalCoverage> <rangeOfDates> <beginDate> <calendarDate>1912</calendarDate> </beginDate> <endDate> <calendarDate>1956</calendarDate> </endDate> </rangeOfDates> </temporalCoverage> </coverage> <maintenance> <description> <para>complete</para> </description> </maintenance> <contact scope="document"> <positionName>Information Manager</positionName> <organizationName>Harvard Forest</organizationName> <address scope="document"> <deliveryPoint>324 North Main Street</deliveryPoint> <city>Petersham</city> <administrativeArea>MA</administrativeArea> <postalCode>01366</postalCode> <country>USA</country> </address> <phone phonetype="voice">(978) 724-3302</phone> <electronicMailAddress>hf-im@lists.fas.harvard.edu</electronicMailAddress> </contact> <publisher scope="document"> <organizationName>Harvard Forest</organizationName> <address scope="document"> <deliveryPoint>324 North Main Street</deliveryPoint> <city>Petersham</city> <administrativeArea>MA</administrativeArea> <postalCode>01366</postalCode> <country>USA</country> </address> <phone phonetype="voice">(978) 724-3302</phone> <phone phonetype="fax">(978) 724-3595</phone> <onlineUrl>https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu</onlineUrl> </publisher> <methods> <methodStep> <description> <section> <title/> <para>Maps from historic research reports were digitized by Brian Hall at the Harvard Forest. All are in USA_Contiguous_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic projection.</para> </section> <section> <title>hf366-01-forests-hawley-hawes-1912.zip This layer contains forest types as shown in Hawley, R.C., Hawes, A.F. 1912. Forestry in New England: A Handbook of Eastern Forest Management, First Edition. John Wiley and Sons, New York. VEGETATION Column: HWD = hardwood; NHWD = northern hardwood
hf366-02-forests-fisher-1933.zip This layer contains forest types as shown in Fisher, R. T. 1933. New England Forests: Biological Factors. New England's Prospect: 1933. American Geographical Society Special Publication 16: 213-223. VEGETATION Column: HWD = hardwood; NHWD = northern hardwood
hf366-03-forests-westveld-1956.zip This layer was digitized from a simplified/generalized version of the original Westveld map created by an unidentified researcher at the Harvard Forest. The original Westveld map was published in Westveld, M., and Committee on Siliviculture, New England Section, Society of American Foresters. 1956. Natural forest vegetation zones of New England. Journal of Forestry 54: 332-339.
Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Harvard Forest
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(978) 724-3302 (978) 724-3595 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu https://ror.org/059cpzx98 pointOfContact The Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program examines ecological dynamics in the New England region resulting from natural disturbances, environmental change, and human impacts. National Science Foundation LTER grants: DEB-8811764, DEB-9411975, DEB-0080592, DEB-0620443, DEB-1237491, DEB-1832210. hf366-01-forests-hawley-hawes-1912.zip forest types as shown in Hawley and Hawes, 1912 hf366-01-forests-hawley-hawes-1912.zip 199509 b0e8dd9f9a668a58745fe8a93fd15795 zip Esri shapefile https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p36/hf366/hf366-01-forests-hawley-hawes-1912.zip vector GIS hf366-02-forests-fisher-1933.zip forest types as shown in Fisher, 1933 hf366-02-forests-fisher-1933.zip 195987 6f92e43180309d87e5b0f017b02357b2 zip Esri shapefile https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p36/hf366/hf366-02-forests-fisher-1933.zip vector GIS hf366-03-forests-westveld-1956.zip forest types from Westveld map, 1956 hf366-03-forests-westveld-1956.zip 92771 dbe5cf821c536b8beba9b34d341003df zip Esri shapefile https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p36/hf366/hf366-03-forests-westveld-1956.zip vector GIS conservation historical regional historical https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf013 https://www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org