Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Pipestone National Monument
2011-2013. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Pipestone 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. Digital soil survey information, surface geology maps, and both current and historic air photos were initially reviewed, along with existing vegetation information. A rapid field assessment, including collection of georeferenced field points, was made during the fall of 2011. Together, this body of information was used to plan quantitative field data collection. Observation points consisted of brief visits (fewer than 15 minutes) by ecologists from MoRAP where general information on vegetation structure and composition was noted. Vegetation data were collected at 35 plots by MoRAP staff in June of 2012. In the lab, the locations of plots were randomly placed within the following general strata based on field observation points and viewing of air photos and digital soils surveys.
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- Assemblage
- Units
- HTLN , PIPE , 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