Relatively little has been known of the forest vegetation of the northeastern United States as it existed just prior to large-scale European settlement. Several travelers' accounts describe the vegetation, but these are qual¬ itative and not comprehensive. Notes of original rectangular land surveys provide data that allow a relatively objective picture of the vegetation to be constructed. Western New York State, a region of varied topography and geology, was one of the first areas in the United States to be surveyed in such systematic fashion. This volume presents two studies of the late 1 8th century vegetation of central and western New York State.
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