Causes of land change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011
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.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Title | Causes of land change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds1127 |
| Authors | Mark A. Drummond, Michael P. Stier, Jamie L. McBeth, Roger F. Auch, Janis L. Taylor, Jodi L. Riegle |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Data Series |
| Series Number | 1127 |
| Index ID | ds1127 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center; Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |