title: Forest baseline and deforestation map of the Dominican Republic through the analysis of time series of MODIS data.
abstract: Deforestation is one of the major threats to habitats in the Dominican Republic. In this work we present a forest baseline for the year 2000 and a deforestation map for the year 2011. Maps were derived from Moderate Resolution Imaging Radiometer (MODIS) products at 250 m resolution. The vegetation continuous fields product (MOD44B) for the year 2000 was used to produce the forest baseline, while the vegetation indices product (MOD13Q1) was used to detect change between 2000 and 2011. Major findings based on the data presented here are reported in the manuscript "Habitat suitability and protection status of four species of amphibians in the Dominican Republic" (Sangermano et al., Appl. Geogr.,) [7].63, 2015, 55-65.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Geography and Clark Labs, Clark University, 950 Main St. Worcester, MA 01610, United States.
authors.forename: Florencia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sangermano
authors.affiliation: Rescan Environmental Services, 1111 West Hastings Street, 15th Floor, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 2J3.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bol
authors.affiliation: Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation, Piso 16, Avenida Lope de Vega No. 29 Ensanche Naco, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galvis
authors.affiliation: Hardner and Gullison Associates, 15 Woodland Drive, Amherst, NH 03031, United States.
authors.forename: Raymond E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gullison
authors.affiliation: Hardner and Gullison Associates, 15 Woodland Drive, Amherst, NH 03031, United States.
authors.forename: Jared
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hardner
authors.affiliation: Barrick Gold Corp. Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower, Suite 3700, 161 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada M5J 2S1.
authors.forename: Gail S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ross
keywords: Dominican Republic; Forest change; Forest cover; MODIS