Mesa Verde National Park Vegetation Mapping Project - Spatial Vegetation Data
Vegetation Inventory
Dates
Publication Date
2008
Start Date
2003
End Date
2006
Summary
The Mesa Verde National Park Vegetation Map Database was developed as a primary product in the Mesa Verde National Park Vegetation Classification, Distribution, and Mapping project. The map database maps vegetation at three levels of thematic organization at the park: the base, group, and management map classes. Most of the base map classes represent plant communities identified to National Vegetation Classification associations. The associated report, Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Mesa Verde National Park, describes in detail the methods used to develop the map database and map classes. The project was sponsored by the USA-National Vegetation Mapping Program and the National Park Service (NPS) Southern [...]
Summary
The Mesa Verde National Park Vegetation Map Database was developed as a primary product in the Mesa Verde National Park Vegetation Classification, Distribution, and Mapping project. The map database maps vegetation at three levels of thematic organization at the park: the base, group, and management map classes. Most of the base map classes represent plant communities identified to National Vegetation Classification associations. The associated report, Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Mesa Verde National Park, describes in detail the methods used to develop the map database and map classes. The project was sponsored by the USA-National Vegetation Mapping Program and the National Park Service (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network and the work was executed by a multi-agency and organizational team. The vegetation map database covers the park and an approximately 1 kilometer buffer around the park boundary.
The vegetation map database is developed to provide current vegetation description and distribution information to Mesa Verde National Park management, the NPS Southern Colorado Plateau Network, and interested resource managers and scientists. This spatial information can be used for management, planning, monitoring, and comparison of the park's vegetation resources to regional vegetation.
