Land Cover Legend: Current Distribution of Sagebrush and Associated Vegetation in the Columbia Basin and Southwestern Regions

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NatureServe ecologists lead efforts to develop internationally standardized classifications for terrestrial ecosystems and vegetation. One classification approach is terrestrial ecological systems, mid- to local- scale ecological units useful for standardized mapping and conservation assessments of habitat diversity and landscape conditions. Each ecological system type describes complexes of plant communities influenced by similar physical environments and dynamic ecological processes (like fire or flooding). The classification defines some 800 units across the United States and has provided an effective means of mapping ecological concepts at regional/national scales in greater detail than was previously possible. <br />

ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS / LAND COVER DESCRIPTIONS: Ecological System Classes; NLCD Classes; Disturbed Classes; Bibliography

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Reference Code: U05NAT02IDUS <br>

Full Citation: NatureServe. 2005. Land Cover Legend: Current Distribution of Sagebrush and Associated Vegetation in the Columbia Basin and Southwestern Regions. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. 125 pp.

NatureServe. 2005. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA, U.S.A. Data current as of 20 September 2005. <br>

Location: ELECTRONIC FILE - BOTANY: OTHER <br>

Keywords: land cover legend, distribution, sagebrush, Columbia Basin <br>