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Separating the cows from the trees: toward development of national definitions of forest and rangeland

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Abstract

This paper introduces issues surrounding the need for national definitions of forest and rangeland, and it review types of definitions in use, reviews past agreements and their status, and finally gives recommendations as to what should be done next.

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Citation

Lund, H. Gyde. 2007. Separating the cows from the trees: toward development of national definitions of forest and rangeland. In: McRoberts, Ronald E.; Reams, Gregory A.; Van Deusen, Paul C.; McWilliams, William H., eds. Proceedings of the seventh annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; October 3-6, 2005; Portland, ME. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-77. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 11-20.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/14566