Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Glacier National Park
1998-2007. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Glacier National Park
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. Our primary purpose in collecting plot data for classifying vegetation was to obtain quantitative data describing composition and structure of vegetation and associated environmental conditions. These data became the basis for classifying and describing the vegetation of Waterton-Glacier IPP. The field methods we used for conducting vegetation sample plots followed Vegetation Mapping Program (VMP) standards (The Nature Conservancy and Environmental Systems Research Institute 1994b) and are widely used by ecologists. The sampling data acquired during this project also contributed to the understanding of vegetation relationships across broader landscapes beyond Waterton-Glacier IPP’s boundaries. Staff from Glacier National Park (GNP) and Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP) defined additional data fields on the plot sampling form to meet park and fire management needs. To view a plot sampling form with the individual data field descriptions, see Appendix C: Plot Sampling Form and Field Manual. Fuels data were collected following methodology of Brown (1974) and Burgan and Rothermel (1984) with some modifications
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- Assemblage
- Units
- GLAC , ROMN , 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