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    • Title:
    Philadelphia land cover change data, 1970-2010
    Author(s):
    Roman, Lara A.; Catton, Indigo J.; Greenfield, Eric J.; Pearsall, Hamil; Eisenman, Theodore S.; Henning, Jason G.
    Publication Year:
    2021
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    Roman, Lara A.; Catton, Indigo J.; Greenfield, Eric J.; Pearsall, Hamil; Eisenman, Theodore S.; Henning, Jason G. 2021. Philadelphia land cover change data, 1970-2010. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0033
    Abstract:
    These data represent land cover change in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over 40 years, with land cover visually interpreted from aerial imagery in 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000. Land cover classes were tree/shrub, herbaceous, other pervious, building, and other impervious at 10,000 random points.

    Keywords:
    biota; environment; location; society; structure; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Landscape ecology; Environment and People; History; Recreation; Urban natural resources management; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Monitoring; land cover; urban tree canopy cover; urban forest; urban park; post-industrial city; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania
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