A Preliminary Assessment of the Status of Major Terrestrial and Wetland Ecosystems on Federal and Indian Lands in the United States
Crumpacker DW, Hodge SW, Friedley D, Gregg WP. 1988. A Preliminary Assessment of the Status of Major Terrestrial and Wetland Ecosystems on Federal and Indian Lands in the United States. Conservation Biology. 2(1):103-115
Major terrestrial and wetland ecosystems in the US were described by 135 Kuchler potential natural vegetation types. Their occurrence on federal and Indian lands was then determined by computer overlay of PNV maps on the National Geographic Society's 1982 map of America's Federal Lands.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Crumpacker, David; Hodge, Stephen; Friedley, Dale; Gregg, William
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Federal Lands, land management agencies, terrestrial ecosystems, Tribal lands, Wetland ecosystems, Wetlands