Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, National Park Service, Southern Plains Network
Cogan D. 2007. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, National Park Service, Southern Plains Network. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/SOPN/NRTR—2007/075. National Park Service. Fort Collins
A three-year program was initiated to complete the task of mapping and classifying the vegetation at WABA. Phase one, directed by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) in conjunction with NatureServe developed a vegetation classification using the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS). Phase two, directed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group in conjunction with Cogan Technology, Inc (CTI) produced a digital vegetation map. To classify the vegetation, 31 representative plots located throughout the approximately 924 acre project area (park + environs) were sampled during the summer of 2005. Analysis of the plot data by NatureServe in the winter of 2005-2006 produced 11 distinct plant associations and alliances. One of which was newly described in the National Vegetation Classification (NVC). In addition, CTI described 4 more alliances, 1 more association and 4 distinctive stands of vegetation (i.e. Park Specials) that primarily occurred as small stands in the park or were located outside of the park in the environs. Descriptions and a field key for all 20 unique plant assemblages for WABA are included in this report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Cogan, Dan
- Date of Issue
- 2007-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- NRSS , SOPN , WABA
- Keywords
- SOPN Vegetation Map, Distribution (Biodiversity), Natural Resources, Presence (Biodiversity), Taxa Links To References, Vegetation Classification, Vegetation description, Vegetation Inventory