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Interpolated fire-adapted tree abundance in pre-settlement forests of Minnesota

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posted on 2024-09-12, 20:10 authored by Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy, Gregory J. Nowacki
Historic bearing-tree information was used to create an interpolated data surface of the percentage of fire-adapted trees across much of the state of Minnesota. Species and genera were classified as either pyrophilic (fire loving) or pyrophobic (fire avoiding). Each record, comprised of one tree, was assigned a pyrophilic score of either 0 or 100%. An 805 square meter grid was overlaid onto the point data and mean pyrophilic percentages were calculated from all bearing trees within each cell. Ordinary kriging was used to create the interpolated surface. This data publication includes the shapefile containing interpolated mean percent pyrophilic values summarized by 10% classes as polygons for both the Midwestern Broadleaf Forest Province and Laurentian Mixed Forest Province in Minnesota.
We used the existing Minnesota Bearing Tree Database to create a new data layer to display the distribution of fire-adapted trees on the pre-settlement landscape.
For more information about this study and these data, see Thomas-Van Gundy and Nowacki (2016).

Funding

USDA-FS

History

Data contact name

Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy

Publisher

Forest Service Research Data Archive

Use limitations

These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation: Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa A.; Nowacki, Gregory J. 2021. Interpolated fire-adapted tree abundance in pre-settlement forests of Minnesota. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0056

Temporal Extent Start Date

1847-01-01

Temporal Extent End Date

1997-12-31

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

Midwestern Broadleaf Forest Province (222) and Laurentian Mixed Forest Province (212) in Minnesota

ISO Topic Category

  • environment

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

Forestry, Wildland Management

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:96 - Forest Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:059 - Management Activities

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  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Identifier

RDS-2021-0056

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