From: Louis IversonSubject: new web site and published climate change atlas A new web site has been launched which details tree characteristics, based on over 100,000 USDA Forest Service plots, for 80 common trees of Eastern United States. It also provides current and potential future ranges for each species according to 5 possible climate change scenarios. http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/atlas Much of the data are also available in a new publication: Iverson, L.R., Prasad, A.M., Hale, B.J., and Sutherland, E.K. 1999. An atlas of current and potential future distributions of common trees of the eastern United States. General Technical Report NE-265. Northeastern Research Station, USDA Forest Service. 245 pp. This publication is available, so far at no charge. Just send me an email or note. Thanks, Louis Iverson -- ***************************************************** Louis R. Iverson, Ph.D. Research Landscape Ecologist, USDA Forest Service 359 Main Road, Delaware, OH 43015 740-368-0097 (voice) 740-368-0152 (fax) liverson/ne_de@fs.fed.us(email); liverson/ne,de (IBM mail) Web: www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/4153/4153.html Try our new Global Change Atlas! www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/atlas *****************************************************