Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
2003-2005. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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. Vegetation classification and mapping of vegetation associations, fire behavior fuel models, and canopy cover classes were conducted at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, creating current digital geospatial databases for the park. Sixty-nine vegetation associations that occur within the park were identified and described in detail. This wide diversity of vegetation associations is a result of several factors, including differing bedrock geology, variable topographic features, and lengthy land use history. A map showing the locations of vegetation associations in the park was created following the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program protocols. These vegetation associations were also crosswalked to the National Vegetation Classification System, as well as the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state classifications, in order to provide a regional and global context for the parks’ vegetation. A dichotomous field key was developed for these vegetation associations to assist with field recognition and classification.
- Type
- Assemblage
- Units
- DEWA , ERMN , 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