Landcover classes, ecological systems and plant associations: Kenai Fjords National Park
Boggs K, Klein SC, Flagstad L, Boucher T, Grunblatt J, Koltun B. 2008. Landcover classes, ecological systems and plant associations: Kenai Fjords National Park. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/KEFJ/NRTR—2008/136. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
This document presents a three-tiered hierachical classification for Kenai Fjords National Park: ecological systems, landcover classes and plant associations. Two levels were mapped for the park: ecological systems, and landcover classes. These classifications provide resource managers with essential information to understand the vegetation and ecology of the Park. This document also provides a review of Kenai Fjords’ ecological literature, climate, vegetation, landscapes, and the project’s methods. The landcover classification represents existing vegetation and follows, with modifications, the Viereck et al. (1992) system at levels II through IV. Plant association is the finest scale classification, and is equal to level V of the Viereck et al. (1992) classification and “plant association” of the National Vegetation Classification System (Grossman et al. 1998).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Boggs, Keith; Klein, Susan; Flagstad, Lindsey; Boucher, Tina; Grunblatt, Jess; Koltun, Beth
- Date of Issue
- 2008-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
- Units
- AKRO , KEFJ , NRSS
- Keywords
- Alaska, Inventory Reports, Kenai Fjords National Park, Landcover Inventory, Map, Vegetation