New England Witness Tree Data

New England Witness Tree Data

Item Information

Title:
New England Witness Tree Data
Description:
Mapping of land survey data at the time of European settlement documents a regionally varying vegetation of beech, hemlock, and birch in northern New England; oaks, hickories, and chestnut in the south; maple throughout; and abundant pine in the east and west.
Name on Item:
Brian R. Hall [Compiler]
Date:
June 2, 2015
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
Book illustrations
Location:
Harvard University
Harvard Forest Archives
Collection (local):
Harvard Forest Martha's Vineyard Collection
Subjects:
Coastal
Regional Studies
Forest plants
Places:
New England (area)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/vh53xs86t
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Brian R. Hall
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Notes:
Witness tree data provided by Charlie Cogbill. Jonathan R. Thompson, Dunbar N. Carpenter, Charles V. Cogbill, David R. Foster. Four Centuries of Change in Northeastern United States Forests. PLoS ONE, 2013; 8 (9). Elevation data from the National Elevation Dataset (NED).
Notes (publications):
From: Martha's Vineyard Book, Chapter 2
Identifier:
FosterFig2-21