Selected Web Sites for FOR 212

General

• Dendrome: A forest tree genome database - A collection of forest tree genome databases and other forest genetic information resources for the international forest genetics community. The primary genome database of Dendrome is called TreeGenes. TreeGenes is an ACeDB style database. It includes genetic map, DNA sequence, germplasm, and other related information for a large number of forest tree species.

• Digital Representation of Tree Species Range Maps from "Atlas of United States Trees" by Elbert L. Little, J.R. - From USGS Surface Processes.

• Flora of North America - Searchable database that allows you to look up detailed information on both hardwood and conifer species.

• Top 100 American Trees - A list of primary species, quick stats, image, and silviculture

• Trees in North America - Look up trees by region or by species

Conifers

• About Conifers - Guide to the most common conifers. Provides brief description and name.

• American Conifer Society - Provides general information on conifers as well as a searchable database.

• Field Guide - Search conifers and other tree types by leaf.

• Tree Fact Sheet (Gymnosperms) - Browse through their list of families, search by name, or search by region.

Hardwoods

• About Hardwoods - Guide to the most common hardwoods. Provides brief description and name.

• Angiosperms Index - Index of common name. Click on the common name to get description.

• Hardwood Trees - Lists 124 species by common name, order, family and scientific name.

• Tree Fact Sheet (Angiosperms) - Browse through their list of families, search by name or search by region.

Forest Types

• Arizona and New Mexico - Graph of forest types in Arizona and New Mexico.

• Forest Cover Types - Need to link to Forest Cover Types located on right side of the screen. Produced by USGS and US Forest Service Nationalatlas.gov. This data set portrays 25 classes of forest cover types for the United States.

• Forest types - Lists 8 types throughout the United States.  Produced by the Forest Service and The Bugwood Network.

• Forestry Resources of the United States - This is a 2002 report that provides information on forestry types and eco-climatic zones as well as other information.  Please note that it is a pdf file.

• Maps of common U.S. Forest Types

• North America Regional Forest Information - Maps and information regarding North America's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

• Shades of Green: Earth's Forests - Forest Types - Provides detailed sections on temperature, tropical, and boreal forest types.