Regional Differences in Upland Forest to Developed (Urban) Land Cover Conversions in the Conterminous U.S., 1973–2011
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Definitions of “Forest” and “Developed Land” Land Covers
2.2. Materials
2.3. Methods
2.4. Limitations
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
DOAJ | Directory of open access journals |
TLA | Three letter acronym |
LD | linear dichroism |
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Ecoregion | Forest to Urban, 1973–1980, km2 | Forest to Urban as % of Total New Developed 1973–1980 | Forest to Urban, 1980–1986, km2 | Forest to Urban as % of Total New Developed 1980–1986 | Forest to Urban, 1986–1992, km2 | Forest to Urban as % of Total New Developed 1986–1992 | Forest to Urban, 1992–2000, km2 | Forest to Urban as % of Total New Developed 1992–2000 | Forest to Urban, 2001–2006, km2 | Forest to Urban as % of Total New Developed 2001–2006 | Forest to Urban, 2006–2011, km2 | Forest to Urban as % of Total New Developed 2006–2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coast Range | 59 (±38) | 75% | 37 (±23) | 58% | 48 (±30) | 72% | 92 (±45) | 72% | 1 | 47% | ||
Puget Lowland | 222 (±62) | 85% | 144 (±56) | 73% | 215 (±52) | 71% | 290 (±43) | 66% | 51 | 58% | 24 | 48% |
Cascades | 18 (±10) | 92% | 14 (±9) | 63% | 36 (±17) | 78% | 29 (±14) | 85% | ||||
Sierra Nevada | 2 (±3) | 100% | ||||||||||
Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 4 (±6) | 93% | 1 (±1) | 68% | ||||||||
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 17 (±24) | 61% | ||||||||||
Edwards Plateau | 37 (±34) | 66% | 42 (±50) | 49% | 55 (±47) | 54% | 64 | 51% | 51 | 47% | ||
South Central Plains | 167 (±83) | 72% | 374 (±239) | 70% | 103 (±38) | 48% | 367 (±297) | 86% | 156 | 52% | 115 | 53% |
Ouachita Mountains | 11 (±7) | 62% | 12 (±9) | 69% | 15 (±15) | 91% | 17 (±12) | 87% | 17 | 62% | 9 | 60% |
Arkansas Valley | 29 (±21) | 41% | 17 | 40% | ||||||||
Boston Mts. | 3 (±3) | 62% | 4 (±3) | 63% | 4 (±3) | 90% | 5 | 52% | ||||
Ozark Highlands | 112 (±121) | 66% | 42 (±33) | 56% | 61 (±42) | 48% | 55 (±38) | 48% | ||||
Canadian Rockies | 3 (±3) | 99% | 4 (±3) | 98% | 2 (±2) | 83% | 5 (±3) | 74% | ||||
Piedmont | 980 (±895) | 79% | 503 (±201) | 58% | 1569 (±859) | 70% | 2263 (±1374) | 73% | 837 | 59% | 269 | 52% |
Northern Minnesota Wetlands | 5 (±5) | 64% | 1 (±1) | 59% | ||||||||
Northern Lakes and Plains | 45 (±37) | 97% | 63 (±33) | 85% | 64 (±35) | 89% | 115 (±104) | 94% | ||||
Northeastern Highlands | 85 (±53) | 83% | 67 (±52) | 84% | 161 (±116) | 91% | 194 (±140) | 69% | 34 | 62% | 29 | 55% |
Northeastern Coastal Zone | 223 (±73) | 78% | 162 (±44) | 75% | 368 (±85) | 71% | 369 (±83) | 75% | 214 | 60% | 137 | 57% |
N. Appalachian Plateau and Uplands | 24 (±15) | 63% | 11 (±11) | 62% | 19 (±12) | 43% | 4 | 43% | ||||
Erie Drift Plains | 67 (±36) | 43% | 137 (±77) | 44% | 53 | 45% | ||||||
North Central Appalachians | 7 (±5) | 75% | 16 (±11) | 83% | 27 (±17) | 82% | 27 (±14) | 90% | 6 | 73% | 12 | 68% |
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain | 444 (±270) | 88% | 498 (±336) | 83% | 493 (±305) | 83% | 306 (±178) | 54% | ||||
Southeastern Plains | 483 (±325) | 73% | 578 (±367) | 70% | 578 (±330) | 61% | 1415 (±713) | 69% | ||||
Blue Ridge Mountains | 112 (±59) | 95% | 95 (±68) | 94% | 66 (±53) | 61% | 191 (±71) | 94% | 38 | 67% | 17 | 55% |
Ridge and Valley | 148 (±70) | 60% | 110 (±39) | 41% | 152 (±66) | 47% | 317 (±126) | 46% | 219 | 43% | ||
SW Appalachians | 14 (±7) | 77% | 61 (±50) | 72% | 56 (±29) | 64% | 92 (±42) | 70% | 23 | 42% | 15 | 56% |
Central Appalachians | 60 (±28) | 59% | 18 (±10) | 65% | 37 (±18) | 40% | 74 (±37) | 61% | 5 | 51% | ||
Western Allegheny Plateau | 47 (±26) | 74% | 30 (±11) | 56% | 76 (±46) | 53% | 79 (±26) | 47% | 87 | 57% | 38 | 48% |
Interior Plateau | 105 (±73) | 46% | ||||||||||
Mississippi Alluvial Plain | 178 (±163) | 50% | 266 (±217) | 47% | 286 (±349) | 41% | ||||||
North Cascades | 1 (±2) | 100% | 3 (±3) | 99% | 3 | 47% | ||||||
Klamath Mountains | 28 (±27) | 51% | ||||||||||
Laurentian Plains and Hills | 17 (±9) | 91% | 18 (±9) | 78% | 25 (±12) | 85% | 49 (±20) | 81% | 11 | 60% | 6 | 58% |
E Great Lakes and Hudson Lowlands | 160 (±108) | 64% | 168 (±135) | 62% | 185 (±130) | 42% | ||||||
Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens | 88 (±45) | 45% | 98 (±32) | 41% | 73 | 45% | 45 | 45% |
Ecoregion | % Forest to Urban, 1973–1980, LC Trends | % Forest to Ecoregion, 1973–1980, LC Trends | % Forest to Urban, 1980–1986, LC Trends | % Forest to Ecoregion, 1980–1986, LC Trends | % Forest to Urban, 1986–1992, LC Trends | % Forest to Ecoregion, 1986–1992, LC Trends | % Forest to Urban, 1992–2000, LC Trends | % Forest to Ecoregion, 1992–2000, LC Trends | % Forest to Urban, 2001–2006, NLCD | % Forest to Ecoregion, 2001–2006, NLCD | % Forest to Urban, 2006–2011, NLCD | % Forest to Ecoregion, 2006–2011, NLCD |
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Coast Range | 72.0 | 71.7 | ||||||||||
Puget Lowland | 85.5 | 55.5 | 73.0 | 53.0 | 70.7 | 50.0 | 66.2 | 47.6 | 58.4 | 42.9 | 48 | 41.2 |
Cascades | 99.0 | 81.8 | 85.3 | 81.7 | ||||||||
Sierra Nevada | 100.0 | 72.8 | ||||||||||
S. California Mountains | 28.9 | 27.3 | ||||||||||
MT Valley & Foothill Prairies | 35.8 | 17.8 | ||||||||||
Wyoming Basin | 5 | 2.4 | ||||||||||
Wasatch and Uinta Mts. | 92.8 | 61.7 | 68.0 | 61.6 | ||||||||
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 61 | 58 | ||||||||||
Chihuahuan Deserts | 4.2 | 2.4 | ||||||||||
Western High Plains | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
Southwestern Tablelands | 5.7 | 2.8 | ||||||||||
Central Great Plains | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | ||||||||
Flint Hills | 16.3 | 6.1 | 13.7 | 5.6 | 10 | 5.6 | ||||||
Central Oklahoma/Texas Plains | 23.7 | 19.3 | ||||||||||
Edwards Plateau | 66.4 | 27.9 | 49.4 | 27.5 | 54.3 | 27.1 | 51.4 | 24.5 | 46.4 | 23.9 | ||
Southern Texas Plains | 11.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | ||||||
Texas Blackland Prairies | 15.9 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 11.9 | ||||||||
East Central Texas Plains | 35.1 | 31.3 | 32.6 | 30.7 | 29.5 | 20.6 | 24.6 | 20.3 | ||||
Western Gulf Coastal Plain | 21.2 | 12 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 21.5 | 11.9 | 28.3 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 5 | 11.3 | 4.8 |
South Central Plains | 72.4 | 62.7 | 69.9 | 60.6 | 85.9 | 59.3 | 51.8 | 47.2 | 52.8 | 45.8 | ||
Ouachita Mountains | 90.5 | 76.9 | 86.8 | 78.5 | ||||||||
Boston Mts. | 89.9 | 76.2 | ||||||||||
Ozark Highlands | 66.2 | 58.1 | ||||||||||
Canadian Rockies | 98.6 | 70.2 | 98.2 | 70.2 | 82.9 | 69.6 | 74.5 | 68.8 | ||||
Nebraska Sandhills | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | ||||||||
Piedmont | 78.6 | 59.4 | 70.4 | 57.2 | 72.6 | 55.8 | 59.4 | 57.3 | ||||
Northern Glaciated Plains | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||||||||
Western Corn Belt Plains | 5.4 | 3.3 | 4 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 4.4 | ||||||
Lake Agassiz Plain | 6.3 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
Northern Minnesota Wetlands | 63.9 | 38.2 | 59.5 | 36.5 | 21.4 | 13.0 | ||||||
Northern Lakes and Forests | 97.3 | 64.1 | 84.5 | 63.2 | 88.6 | 62.4 | 94.4 | 61.9 | ||||
Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains | 15.5 | 11.9 | ||||||||||
Central Corn Belt Plains | 11 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 8.8 | ||||
Eastern Corn Belt Plains | 13.9 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 13.9 | ||||||||
S. Michigan/N. Indiana Drift Plains | 33.4 | 24.4 | 23.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20 | ||||||
Huron/Erie Lake Plains | 17.5 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 21.5 | 12.7 | 18.8 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 8.9 | ||
Northeastern Highlands | 83.9 | 83.1 | 91.3 | 81.9 | ||||||||
Northeastern Coastal Zone | 77.9 | 50.2 | 75.3 | 49.5 | 71.2 | 48.7 | 75.3 | 47.5 | 60.4 | 45.6 | 56.6 | 44.9 |
N. Appalachian Plateau and Uplands | 63.1 | 60.0 | 62.0 | 60.0 | ||||||||
Erie Drift Plains | 43.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 37.4 | 44.0 | 37.2 | 45.3 | 37.5 | ||||
North Central Appalachians | 90.4 | 86.7 | ||||||||||
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain | 88.5 | 34.7 | 82.7 | 33.5 | 84.3 | 32.6 | 54.2 | 32 | 30.7 | 18.9 | 29.4 | 17.4 |
Northern Piedmont | 35.9 | 30.4 | ||||||||||
Southeastern Plains | 73.3 | 52.6 | 70.4 | 51.9 | 60.6 | 51.8 | 69.3 | 51.9 | ||||
Blue Ridge Mountains | 95.1 | 79.3 | 93.9 | 79 | 93.7 | 78.5 | ||||||
Ridge and Valley | 60.2 | 57.1 | ||||||||||
Western Allegheny Plateau | 74.3 | 64.3 | ||||||||||
Interior Plateau | 45.8 | 38.9 | ||||||||||
Interior River Lowland | 27.4 | 27 | 28.6 | 26.9 | ||||||||
Mississippi Alluvial Plain | 49.7 | 10.3 | 46.5 | 9.9 | 28.4 | 9.6 | 41.3 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 14.8 | 4.5 |
Southern Coastal Plain | 27.9 | 27.6 | 32.9 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 25.3 | 29.1 | 24.4 | ||||
Southern Florida Coastal Plain | 35.6 | 2.8 | 21.2 | 2.7 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 2.6 | ||||
Northern Cascades | 100.0 | 71.7 | 98.9 | 70.9 | 100.0 | 70.4 | ||||||
Northern Basin and Range | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||||||||
Laurentian Plains and Hills | 90.8 | 71.8 | 77.9 | 71.0 | 84.7 | 70.2 | 81.0 | 70.0 | ||||
E Great Lakes and Hudson Lowlands | 62.4 | 39.3 | 62.5 | 39 | 42.2 | 38.9 | 39 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 34 | ||
Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens | 44.7 | 23.1 | 40.9 | 22.5 | 25.8 | 22 | 25.7 | 21.7 | 44.6 | 25.5 | 45 | 24.9 |
Eco | Annual Rate of Forest to Urban Change 73–80 LC Trends | Annual Rate of Forest to Urban Change 80–86 LC Trends | Annual Rate of Forest to Urban Change 86–92 LC Trends | Annual Rate of Forest to Urban Change 92–00 LC Trends | Annual Rate of Forest to Urban Change 01–06 NLCD | Annual Rate of Forest to Urban Change 06–11 NLCD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puget Lowland | 0.31% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.42% | ||
Western Gulf Coastal Plain | 0.26% | 0.21% | ||||
Piedmont | 0.27% | 0.30% | ||||
Eastern Corn Belt Plains | 0.20% | 0.24% | ||||
Northeastern Coastal Zone | 0.34% | 0.26% | 0.27% | |||
Erie Drift Plains | 0.20% | |||||
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain | 0.20% | 0.27% | 0.28% | |||
Northern Piedmont | 0.25% | 0.21% | ||||
Mississippi Alluvial Plain | 0.31% | 0.26% | ||||
Southern Coastal Plain | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.22% | 0.27% | ||
Southern Florida Coastal Plain | 0.56% | 0.48% | 0.61% | 0.23% | ||
Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.24% | 0.20% | 0.35% | 0.22% |
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Auch, R.F.; Drummond, M.A.; Xian, G.; Sayler, K.L.; Acevedo, W.; Taylor, J.L. Regional Differences in Upland Forest to Developed (Urban) Land Cover Conversions in the Conterminous U.S., 1973–2011. Forests 2016, 7, 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/f7070132
Auch RF, Drummond MA, Xian G, Sayler KL, Acevedo W, Taylor JL. Regional Differences in Upland Forest to Developed (Urban) Land Cover Conversions in the Conterminous U.S., 1973–2011. Forests. 2016; 7(7):132. https://doi.org/10.3390/f7070132
Chicago/Turabian StyleAuch, Roger F., Mark A. Drummond, George Xian, Kristi L. Sayler, William Acevedo, and Janis L. Taylor. 2016. "Regional Differences in Upland Forest to Developed (Urban) Land Cover Conversions in the Conterminous U.S., 1973–2011" Forests 7, no. 7: 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/f7070132