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While pinpointing individual causes of decline in oak trees is a challenge, past studies have identified site and stand characteristics associated with oak decline. In this study, we developed a risk map of oak decline for the Daniel Boone National Forest (DBNF), combining GIS, remote sensing (RS), and public reporting (citizen science, CS). Starting with ground reports of decline (CS), we developed a site-scale model (GIS and RS) for oak decline based on four previously identified predisposing factors: elevation, slope, solar radiation, and topographic wetness. We found that areas identified in the model as having a high oak decline risk also reflected areas of observed oak decline (CS). We then optimized and expanded this risk model to the entire range of the DBNF, based on both site characteristics (as piloted for the case study site) and stand inventory data. The stand inventory data (including species composition and age) further improved the model, resulting in a risk map at the landscape level. This case study can serve as a planning tool and highlights the potential usefulness of integrating GIS, remote sensing, and citizen science.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15092250","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,25]],"date-time":"2023-04-25T01:37:01Z","timestamp":1682386621000},"page":"2250","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Integrating GIS, Remote Sensing, and Citizen Science to Map Oak Decline Risk across the Daniel Boone National Forest"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6635-9006","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ellen","family":"Crocker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky, 121 Thomas Poe Cooper Building, Lexington, KY 40546, USA"},{"name":"Forest Health Research and Education Center, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 208 Thomas Poe Cooper Building, Lexington, KY 40546, USA"}]},{"given":"Kumari","family":"Gurung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky, 121 Thomas Poe Cooper Building, Lexington, KY 40546, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-1349-5247","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jared","family":"Calvert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"USDA Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest, Winchester, KY 33729, USA"}]},{"given":"C. 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