The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's Ecosystems
ecosystem: National
indicator Name: Plant Growth Index: all regions, 2004
page # in printed report: 57
location on page: Upper right
data source: U.S. Geological Survey; Multi-Resolution Land Characterization Consortium. Coverage: Lower 48 states.
notes: please see technical notes for further details on accessing these data from their original source; this data table comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems)

units: unitless; values normalized to 15-year average; see text for more explanation.
Northeast 1.14
Southeast 1.10
Midwest 1.03
Southwest 0.98
Rockies 0.94
Pacific 0.85