Temperate Forest Monitoring from 2000 to 2005

Landsat Supplementary Data

Landsat ETM+ (28.5 m spatial resolution) data were sampled and classified to derive area estimates of forest cover and change within the biome. Stratified sampling was implemented to enhance precision by allocating greater sampling effort to areas likely to exhibit change. The strata were determined based on the MODIS-derived forest cover loss hotspot map. The biome was partitioned into a sampling frame consisting of square blocks 18.5 km per side. The 500m forest cover loss hotspot map for 2000-2005 was aggregated per block, yielding percent change for each of the blocks within the biome. The stratum boundaries were chosen guided by the cumulative square root frequency rule and the sample size allocated to each change stratum was initially determined by optimal allocation (Cochran, 1977).

Stratified sampling design.

Stratum

MODIS forest loss
hotspot fraction

Number of blocks
sampled

1

0-0.25%

40

2

0.25-3%

40

3

>3%

40

 

Each Landsat sample block was classified using a supervised decision tree classifier to yield 2000 forest cover and 2000 to 2005 forest clearing areas. Forest was defined as greater than 25% canopy cover and change was measured without regard to forest land use. Sample block imagery and classification results can be viewed from this page.

 

 

Africa

 
 

  Morocco, South

 29.9° N   

9.5° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Morocco, Tensift

 31.6° N   

7.9° W

   Stratum 1

 

Asia

 
 

  China, Anhui

 32.3° N   

116.2° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Hebei

 38.4° N   

115.0° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Hebei

 39.1° N   

115.0° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Heilongjiang

 44.3° N   

127.9° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Heilongjiang

 45.6° N   

127.0° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Henan

 34.8° N   

113.5° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Jiangsu

 34.4° N   

118.7° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Shandong

 34.8° N   

117.3° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Sichuan

 32.8° N   

103.5° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Sichuan

 27.9° N   

101.6° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  China, Zhejiang

 29.8° N   

121.6° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Iran, Khorasan

 37.1° N   

56.3° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Japan, Kyushu

 32.6° N   

131.4° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Turkey, Erzincan

 39.9° N   

39.0° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Turkey, Yozgat

 39.8° N   

35.2° E

   Stratum 1

 

Australian Area

 
 

  Australia, Queensland

 26.8° S   

152.6° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Australia, South Australia

 33.8° S   

136.0° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Australia, Victoria

 37.1° S   

148.0° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Australia, Western Australia

 34.9° S   

116.8° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Australia, Western Australia

 32.3° S   

122.3° E

   Stratum 3

 
 

  Australia, Western Australia

 30.9° S   

120.7° E

   Stratum 3

 
 

  Australia, Western Australia

 32.1° S   

120.7° E

   Stratum 3

 
 

  Australia, Western Australia

 33.1° S   

122.8° E

   Stratum 3

 
 

  Australia, Western Australia

 33.3° S   

120.7° E

   Stratum 3

 
 

  New Zealand, Bay of Plenty

 38.3° S   

176.7° E

   Stratum 3

 
 

  New Zealand, Canterbury

 42.4° S   

173.3° E

   Stratum 1

 

Europe

 
 

  Belarus, Vitebsk

 55.6° N   

27.9° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  France, Aquitaine

 44.8° N   

1.1° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  France, Champagne-Ardenne

 48.3° N   

4.9° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz

 49.3° N   

8.3° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Hungary, Baranya

 46.1° N   

18.1° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Hungary, Bekes

 46.9° N   

21.1° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Italy, Marche

 43.9° N   

12.8° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Poland, Ostroleka

 52.8° N   

21.3° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Portugal, Braganca

 41.8° N   

6.8° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Portugal, Castelo Branco

 39.9° N   

7.9° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  Russia, Bryanskaya Oblast'

 53.6° N   

34.1° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Russia, Krasnodarskiy Kray

 44.3° N   

39.0° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Russia, Moskovskaya Oblast'

 55.1° N   

38.9° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Russia, Nizhegorodskaya Oblast'

 55.6° N   

43.8° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Russia, Tverskaya Oblast'

 57.9° N   

34.7° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Russia, Tverskaya Oblast'

 57.4° N   

34.5° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Russia, Tverskaya Oblast'

 56.6° N   

31.3° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Russia, Udmurtskaya Respublika

 56.8° N   

54.0° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Russia, Vladimirskaya Oblast'

 56.6° N   

39.8° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Russia, Vladimirskaya Oblast'

 56.1° N   

40.2° E

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Serbia, Serbia

 43.9° N   

19.6° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Serbia, Serbia

 44.1° N   

21.2° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Slovakia, Vychodoslovensky

 49.1° N   

20.7° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Slovenia, Slovenia

 45.9° N   

14.0° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Spain, Andalucia

 37.3° N   

2.2° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Spain, Andalucia

 37.1° N   

3.4° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Spain, Aragon

 41.3° N   

1.9° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Spain, Castilla y Leon

 42.4° N   

6.7° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Spain, Castilla y Leon

 42.3° N   

3.3° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Spain, La Rioja

 42.3° N   

3° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  Sweden, Hallands

 56.4° N   

13.4° E

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United Kingdom, England

 52.1° N   

0.1° E

   Stratum 2

 

North America

 
 

  Canada, New Brunswick

 47.1° N   

67.2° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  Canada, Nova Scotia

 45.1° N   

62.4° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  Canada, Quebec

 45.3° N   

72.8° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Alabama

 34.9° N   

86.3° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Alabama

 32.3° N   

88.2° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Alabama

 31.9° N   

85.3° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Alabama

 31.1° N   

86.3° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Arkansas

 34.8° N   

92.6° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Arkansas

 33.6° N   

93.7° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Arkansas

 34.1° N   

92.1° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, California

 39.3° N   

123.6° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, California

 34.3° N   

117.2° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Connecticut

 41.4° N   

73.2° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Florida

 28.3° N   

82.2° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Florida

 30.6° N   

82.8° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Georgia

 34.4° N   

83.5° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Georgia

 34.1° N   

83.4° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Georgia

 30.9° N   

82.7° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Georgia

 32.1° N   

84.5° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Georgia

 32.8° N   

84.3° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Indiana

 39.9° N   

87.5° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  United States, Kentucky

 36.8° N   

85.4° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Louisiana

 30.8° N   

93.4° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Louisiana

 30.4° N   

93.4° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Louisiana

 31.4° N   

92.5° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Louisiana

 32.6° N   

92.5° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Louisiana

 30.8° N   

89.9° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Louisiana

 30.8° N   

90.5° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Louisiana

 32.9° N   

94° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Maine

 43.3° N   

70.8° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  United States, Maine

 47.3° N   

69.4° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Maine

 45.1° N   

68.3° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Minnesota

 45.3° N   

92.9° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  United States, Mississippi

 31.9° N   

89.4° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Mississippi

 32.1° N   

90.6° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, New York

 43.8° N   

75.8° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Oklahoma

 34.1° N   

97.1° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Oregon

 45.6° N   

117.3° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Oregon

 43.1° N   

123.6° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Oregon

 43.6° N   

121.8° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Oregon

 45.9° N   

123.5° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Pennsylvania

 41.4° N   

78.6° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  United States, Pennsylvania

 40.8° N   

79.1° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  United States, South Carolina

 33.9° N   

79.4° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, South Carolina

 33.6° N   

80.3° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Tennessee

 35.1° N   

85° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Tennessee

 35.3° N   

88.1° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Texas

 30.6° N   

95.9° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Texas

 31.8° N   

95° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Texas

 31.1° N   

93.7° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Texas

 31.8° N   

94° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Texas

 30.4° N   

94.4° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Texas

 31.9° N   

94.7° W

   Stratum 3

 
 

  United States, Virginia

 37.6° N   

78.6° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Virginia

 37.3° N   

82.2° W

   Stratum 2

 
 

  United States, Virginia

 38.1° N   

78.9° W

   Stratum 2

 

South America

 
 

  Argentina, Tierra Del Fuego

 54.8° S   

68.3° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Chile, Bio-Bio

 37.1° S   

71.1° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Chile, Magallanes y De La Antartica Chilena

 54.1° S   

69.2° W

   Stratum 1

 
 

  Chile, Magallanes y De La Antartica Chilena

 52.4° S   

69.5° W

   Stratum 1