Vegetation Classification List Update for Amistad National Recreation Area (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781492161899)

The purpose of the NVC is to provide a complete, standardized listing and description of all vegetation types that represent the variation in biological diversity at the community level and to identify those communities that require protection. The NVC focuses on existing vegetation rather than potential natural vegetation, climax vegetation, or physical habitats. Because it is not restricted to static vegetation types, classification units are useful both for inventory, site description, and as the basis for building dynamic ecological models. The NVC also includes vegetation along the natural-invasive-cultural (semi-natural and modified) continuum, but it emphasizes natural communities as the focus of biodiversity protection.

Author: Dan Cogan,James Von Loh
ISBN-10: 1492161896
ISBN-13: 9781492161899
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2013
Pages: 46
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.10d