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US Department of Agriculture. US Forest Resource Facts and HIstorical Trends. 2012. 64 p.
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United States
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, the forest cover by state
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and territory
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is estimated from tree-attributes using the basic statistics reported by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Forest Service. Tree volumes and weights are not directly measured in the field, but computed from other variables that can be measured.
This is only the total amount of timberland. Actual forest cover
Forest cover is the amount of forest that covers a particular area of land. It may be measured as relative (in percent) or absolute (in square kilometres/square miles). Around a third of the world's surface is covered with forest, with closed-canop ...
for each state may be significantly higher.
List by state, district, or territory
List by region
See also
*Forests of the United States
It has been estimated that before European settlement, forests in the United States mainland, covered nearly . Since the mid-1600s, about of forest have been cleared, primarily for agriculture during the 19th century."
As of 2016, roughly 36.21 ...
*Forest cover by province or territory in Canada Provinces
*British Columbia: ~60%
*Alberta: 58% (NAIT)
*Saskatchewan: 50% (SK Environmental Society)
*Manitoba: 48% (MB Forestry Branch)
*Ontario: 66% (Ontario Forest Industries Association)
*Quebec: 45% (McGill University)
*Nova Scotia: ...
*Forest cover by federal subject in Russia The forest cover in Russia by federal subject as published by the Unified Interdepartmental Statistical Information System. As of 2021 49.4% of Russia is covered in trees.
See also
*List of countries by forest area
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*Forest cover by state or territory in Australia {{unreferenced, date=September 2010
The percent of Australian states covered in closed-canopy forest. Adding open woodland, these figures may be much higher.
States
*Western Australia: ~16%
*South Australia: ~9%
*Victoria: ~16%
*New South Wales: ~ ...
*Forest cover by state in India List of how many forests and percentage of forest cover in India by state.
Tree density
Tree density is the quantification of how closely the trees are growing in a hectare area. It is not the exact number of trees in the forest but, serves as an e ...
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US Department of Agriculture. US Forest Resource Facts and HIstorical Trends. 2012. 64 p.
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Forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
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