Ecological subsections of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Tande GF and Michaelson J. 2001. Ecological subsections of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
This report presents the results of the mapping of Ecological Subsections for Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA), an area encompassing 586,000 acres (237,146 ha) in southwestern Alaska (Figure 1) that was set aside to protect the unique geological significance of Aniakchak Volcano and its environs. The specific objective of this study was the compilation and review of existing information to identify, map and describe these Ecological Subsections according to the National Hierarchical Framework (ECOMAP 1993). Ecological Subsection mapping is intended to be used to further understand the coarse-scale ecological units within the Preserve for planning; as a stratification layer for use for species-level inventory and monitoring, and vegetation and cover-type mapping; and to assist with an ongoing water inventory program. Subsection classification was to be constructed in a manner that would lend itself to aggregation upward for the refinement of ongoing efforts to map Ecoregions at the state level (Nowacki et al. 2000).
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Tande, Gerald; Michaelson, Julie
- Date of Issue
- 2001-10
- Units
- AKRO , ANIA , SWAN
- Keywords
- Alaska, ANIA, Aniakchak, Ecology, ecoregion, Geomorphology/Surface Processes