Forest Resources of Ontario

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Forest Resources of Ontario (PDF, 4.2MB 46 pages) - this file contains the following information

Table of Contents, Introduction, Geographic Context

Chapter 2 - Physical Geography of Ontario (Geology, Soils, Climate)

Chapter 3 - Area by Land Class (Satellite, Forest Inventory, Total Growing Stock (Ontario, AOU) Historical Growing Stock - AOU)

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Chapter 4 - Geographic Profiles (Forest Regions of Ontario, Management Zones of Ontario, Ownerships) 

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Chapter 4 - Geographic Profiles (cont'd) (Administrative Regions, Ecological Land Classifcation)

Chapter 5 - Tree Species Distribution
Chapter 6 - Historical Summaries (Historical Working Group Summaries - AOU, Historical Working Group Summaries by Age Class - AOU)

Chapter 7 - Landscape Pattern Indices (Landscape Metrics)

Forest Resources of Ontario (PDF, 4.9MB 39 pages) - this file contains the following information:

Chapter 7 - Landscape Pattern Indices (cont'd) (Example Map, Land Class Detail, Landcape Pattern Indices)

Chapter 8 Source Data (Ontario's Total Area, Digital Inventory Data, Satellite Data, Comparing Satellite and FRI, Geographic Projection, Example Area, Volume and Increment Calculations, Glossary)