Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of El Malpais National Monument
2006-2009. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of El Malpais National Monument
This reference is an assemblage of field data collected as part the baseline vegetation inventory for the park unit. Typical files here are vegetation plot data, accuracy assessment data, field photos, PDF showing locations of vegetation plots and accuracy assessment data, and other data for this type. The classification and map follow the guidelines and requirements of the national program, and are based on data collected from 476 field plots between 2006 and 2009. Based on field sampling, we identified 50 plant associations following the guidelines of the National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS). Using the classification as a foundation, we constructed a vegetation map from a combination of image analysis and photo interpretation of highresolution (0.6 m) color aerial ortho-photography combined with satellite imagery (Landsat Thematic Mapper). The map legend is hierarchically structured, with an upper Level 1 of nine vegetation map units corresponding more or less to the Group Level of the NVCS, and a Level 2 composed of 42 nested map units defined by the plant associations from the vegetation classification.
- Type
- Assemblage
- Units
- ELMA , SCPN , VMI
- Keywords
- Accuracy Assessment, botanical survey, Classification, Geodatabase, Habitat Types, Imagery, National Vegetation Classification, NVC, NVCS, Plots, Releve, Relevé, Remote Sensing, USNVCS, Vegetation, Vegetation Inventory, Vegetation Map, Vegetation Mapping