Ecological inventory of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and adjacent national forest lands
Paustian SJ, Trull SJ, Foster RA, Atwood ND, Kriekhaus BJ, Rickers JR. 1994. Ecological inventory of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and adjacent national forest lands. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Technical Publication. R10-TP-48. National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office and US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Tongass National Forest
This report summarizes field work and analyses and provides a reconnaissance level, ecological inventory for KLGO and adjacent lands of the Tongass National Forest. During field work in July-August 1993, 49 locations were sampled for soil and vegetation characterization and 8 locations for stream characterization by an interdisciplinary team. The Chilkoot and White Pass units were mapped for terrestrial and aquatic ecological units and channel type. Information on channel morphology, hydraulics, water chemistry, and fish species, and aquatic macroinvertebrates was also collected. A botanical survey was conducted and vascular and non-vascular plants were collected. Plant communities and associations sampled during field work are described in the report, with information presented on species composition, abundance, and structure. Recommendations for future research and monitoring in the park are also presented. See also the related report "An interpretive companion to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Ecological Reconnaissance Inventory" which critiques the inventory.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Paustian, S; Trull, S; Foster, R; Atwood, N; Kriekhaus, B; Rickers, J
- Date of Issue
- 1994-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office and US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Tongass National Forest
- Units
- KLGO , WRD
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Biota, Checklist, Clemson, Climate, Communities, Disturbance, Geology, Geomorphology, Herbaria, Hydrology, Introduced Species, Mapping, Physical Sciences, Plant Studies, Soil Types, Soils, Streams, Succession, Vegetation, Wildlife Observations, WRBIB