Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Bandelier National Monument
2006-2011. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Bandelier 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 vegetation communities of BAND are diverse. They range from desert shrublands and semiarid grasslands of the lowland canyons and foothills to subalpine forest and woodlands at the highest elevations. Using various multivariate statistical and tabular tools, and adhering to the guidelines of the National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS), we identified 95 plant associations for the park, many of them unique to the Southwest. The vegetation map was developed using a combination of automated digital processing (supervised classifications and image segmentation) and direct image interpretation of high-resolution color and color infrared aerial orthophotography in combination with satellite imagery (Landsat Thematic Mapper). The map legend is hierarchically structured with an upper Level 1 of 24 map units corresponding to the Group Level NVCS and a Level 2 composed of 55 nested map units comprised of plant associations from the vegetation classification.
- Type
- Assemblage
- Units
- BAND , 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