Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of New River Gorge National River
1998-2006. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of New River Gorge National River
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. Classification was based in part on complete floristic data from 277 plots. Plots were stratified to cover the geographic and ecological ranges within the park. Multivariate analyses of plot data included hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis, non-metric multidimensional scaling, and indicator species analysis. The vegetation classification for the park was cross-walked to the U.S. National Vegetation Classification in consultation with NatureServe. The vegetation classification for the park consists of 41 community types (39 associations in the U.S. National Vegetation Classification) including 16 upland forest and woodland types, one lichen type, one sparse vegetation type, 15 riparian types, five headwater wetland types, and three cultural types.
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- Assemblage
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- ERMN , NERI , 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