Vegetation Inventory, Community Classification, Mapping and Accuracy Assessment Report information for Shiloh National Military Park, as part of the NPS Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program
2004. Vegetation Inventory, Community Classification, Mapping and Accuracy Assessment Report information for Shiloh National Military Park, as part of the NPS Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program
In August 2002, NatureServe began work on the vascular plant inventory portion of the project at Shiloh National Military Park. Although Shiloh National Military Park is known for its historic importance in the Civil War, the park contains significant natural resources, especially in hardwood forests. After assessing the past and current state of research in the park, NatureServe began to work on accomplishing three primary objectives:1) Establish at least 20 permanent plots throughout the park for present and future monitoring purposes. 2) Document all ecological communities on the site as defined by the United States National Vegetation Classification. 3) Collect any species found in plots that were not already vouchered. Following this inventory and community classification effort by NatureServe, the park was mapped to the community level by the Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science at the University of Georgia. The final project step was accuracy assessment as documented in the 2010 report. The map accuracy was assessed by comparing mapped vegetation types to field verified vegetation types at randomized evaluation points. The evaluation points were chosen prior to field work using statistical methods to ensure full representation of the range of map classes in the park. Accuracy was calculated for each individual map class and for all map classes combined.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Date of Issue
- 2004-12
- Units
- CUPN , SHIL , VMI
- Keywords
- Ecological associations, Exotic, Inventory, Plant, Plant Inventory, Plants Inventory Reports, Survey, United States National Vegetation Classification, Vascular Plants, Vegetation, Vegetation Communities, Vouchers