Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Salas D, Folts-Zettner T, Sanders RW, Drake J. 2010. Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Chickasaw National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/SOPN/NRTR—2010/286. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
A three-year program was initiated to complete the task of mapping and classifying the vegetation at CHIC. 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 produced a digital vegetation map. To classify the vegetation, 89 representative plots located throughout the approximately 6,570 ha (16,235 acres) project area (park + environs) were sampled during the summer of 2006. Analysis of the plot data by NatureServe in the winter of 2006-2007 produced 29 distinct plant associations and alliances. Descriptions for three new alliances described in the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) are included. Descriptions for all 29 unique plant assemblages for CHIC are included in this report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Salas, David; Folts-Zettner, Tomye; Sanders, Roger; Drake, Jim
- Date of Issue
- 2010-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CHIC , NRSS , SOPN , VMI
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), plant classification, Plant Inventory, Plants, Presence (Biodiversity), SOPN Vegetation Map, Taxa List Only, Vegetation, Vegetation Map