Forest definitions applied for national United States forest reporting: Status, gaps, and opportunities
• 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.
Authors
- Sonja N. Oswalt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-6215)
- Lara T. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5284-9263)
- Sara A. Goeking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5448-1119)
- Katie Renwick
Institutions
- US Forest Service (US)
- Southern Research Station (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trees Forests and People
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100839
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Forest ecology and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.94