Ecological system map of Gauley River National Recreation Area
Sneddon L and Largay EF. 2013. Ecological system map of Gauley River National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/ERMN/NRTR—2013/671. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report on the ecological systems of Gauley River National Recreation Area is an addendum to a report (Largay and Sneddon 2009) that identified an approach to developing ecological systems maps from National Vegetation Classification association-level vegetation maps for the other eight parks in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Parks. Ecological systems attributions were made in the association-level vegetation maps of Gauley River National Recreation Area using the International Terrestrial Ecological Systems Classification and spatial review. Included in this report are an ecological systems map, classification, a list of the component associations in each ecological system, and a table summarizing the acreage of each system in the park. The peer-reviewed ecological systems product provides a practical framework for monitoring and managing for the ecological integrity of vegetation in national parks. It will also be useful for broader-scale conservation planning at a regional level. Methods used to develop the ecological systems map of GARI were similar to those employed in Largay and Sneddon (2009), with the exception of comprehensive review of each individual polygon. Such polygon by polygon review was limited to two successional forest associations (Successional Tuliptree Forest and Successional [Virginia, Pitch] Pine Forest) that can occur in more than one ecological system.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sneddon, Lesley; Largay, Ery
- Date of Issue
- 2013-01
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ERMN , GARI , NRSS