USGS Series | Techniques and Methods |
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Report Number | 2-A1 |
Title | General classification handbook for floodplain vegetation in large river systems |
Edition | - |
Language | ENGLISH |
Author(s) | Dieck, Jennifer J.; Robinson, Larry R. |
Year | 2004 |
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USGS Library Call Number | - |
Physical description | 56 p. |
ISBN |
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This handbook describes the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) General Wetland Vegetation Classification System developed as part of a multi-state and Federal partnership for the Upper Mississippi River System. This classification system consists of 31 general classes and has been used to create systemic land cover/land use maps throughout this diverse river system. In addition, it describes the evolution of the General Wetland Vegetation Classification System, discusses the process of creating a map, and describes each of the 31 general classes in detail. This handbook also acts as a pictorial guide to illustrate each of the general classes as they may appear in the field, as well as on color-infrared aerial photographs.