Plant Community Classification and Mapping Project: John Muir National Historic Site (Mt. Wanda)
O'Neil SE and Egan S. Plant Community Classification and Mapping Project: John Muir National Historic Site (Mt. Wanda)
This report describes the work conducted at the John Muir National Historic Site in 2004. The John Muir National Historic Site (JOMU) is located in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California. Data on the vegetation of Mt. Wanda was gathered using the rapid assessment field method as developed by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS). . A formal site-specific classification using ordination was not performed and the plant communities are not fully described. Vegetation communities were delineated for the Mt. Wanda sub-unit of the John Muir National Historic Site in the summer of 2004. A total of 13 alliances and 18 associations were identified in the study area. These 13 alliances represent 7 formation types and 4 classes: forest, woodland, shrubland and herbaceous vegetation. CNPS, California Fish and Game, and NatureServe will use these data in conjunction with other agencies and vegetation mapping projects in the San Francisco Bay area to more fully develop plant community classifications specific to the area. The vegetation map resulting from this project will be used by the National Park Service (NPS) to assist with park and Network management activities and research.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- O'Neil, Susan; Egan, Stefanie
- Units
- JOMU , VMI
- Keywords
- Classification, Distribution (Biodiversity), JOMU, Mapping, Mt. Wanda, Observations, Plant Community, Presence (Biodiversity), Vegetation