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Reforestation Of Red Spruce (Picea Rubens) On The Cheat Mountain Range, West Virginia, Justin Madron
Reforestation Of Red Spruce (Picea Rubens) On The Cheat Mountain Range, West Virginia, Justin Madron
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The (Plethodon nettingi) Cheat Mountain Salamander is a rare and endangered species that relies heavily on (Picea rubens) Red Spruce for habitat. P. rubens communities on the Cheat Mountain range in West Virginia have been disturbed by fires and logging, and regeneration of P. rubens stands are central to the survival of the P. netting. A supervised and unsupervised landscape classification of three Landsat images over the past 26 years was conducted to analyze change in P. rubens communities on Cheat Mountain Range. Change detection results revealed that from 1986-2012 a 52% growth increase of P. rubens stands, 18% loss, …