Field Data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Kozar K. 2009-2011. Field Data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Vegetation plot, or relevé, data collected at the park. This assemblage includes the NPS Plots database (Microsoft Access), excel spreadsheet exports from the database, field photos, and PDF showing location of sites. Phase one conducted by PACN staff in 2009 collected 40 field plots and 34 observation points. In phase two, NatureServe’s Western Regional Office used these field data to classify 13 new plant associations for WAPA based on the revised U.S. National Vegetation Classification (USNVC). Phase three, directed by Cogan Technology Inc. (CTI) produced a digital vegetation map and supporting accuracy assessment (AA) materials. In the final phase, PACN staff collected 150 accuracy assessment points in 2010 to check and finalize the map. Field crews were led by PACN ecologists with plant community sampling experience in the Mariana Islands and other landscapes. The list of ecological systems, vegetation alliances, and component plant associations prepared by NatureServe ecologists provided a starting point for naming the plant communities sampled in the field. The sampling goal was to collect between three and five classification plots in every plant association within the WAPA project area.
- Type
- Assemblage
- Authors
- Kozar, Kelly
- Units
- PACN , VMI , WAPA
- Keywords
- Accuracy Assessment, Classification, Geodatabase, Habitat Types, Imagery, National Vegetation Classification, NVC, NVCS, Plots, Remote Sensing, USNVCS, Vegetation, Vegetation Inventory, Vegetation Mapping
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex