A Method for Developing Ecological Systems Maps from US National Vegetation Classification Association-level Vegetation Maps for Eight National Parks in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network of the National Park Service
Largay E and Sneddon L. 2009. A Method for Developing Ecological Systems Maps from US National Vegetation Classification Association-level Vegetation Maps for Eight National Parks in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network of the National Park Service. Technical Report. NPS/NER/NRTR—2009/136. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Northeast Region. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This report identifies an approach to developing ecological systems maps from National Vegetation Classification association-level vegetation maps for eight parks in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network. These parks include Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, New River Gorge National River, Bluestone National Scenic River, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Friendship Hill National Historic Site, and Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Ecological systems attributions were made in the association-level vegetation maps of these parks using the International Terrestrial Ecological Systems Classification and spatial review. An ecological systems map, classification, list of the component associations in each ecological system, and table summarizing the acreage of each ecological system were produced for each park. These peer-reviewed products provide a practical framework for monitoring and managing for the ecological integrity of vegetation in national parks.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Largay, Ery; Sneddon, Lesley
- Date of Issue
- 2009-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Northeast Region
- Units
- ALPO , BLUE , DEWA , ERMN , FONE , FRHI , JOFL , NERI , UPDE
- Keywords
- association, Classification, ecological systems map, Mapping, Vegetation