Vegetation Classification and Mapping of George Washington Carver National Monument. Project Report.

摘要

George Washington Carver National Monument (GWCA) is situated on the original Moses Carver homestead, where George Washington Carver spent about ten years of his early life. Although the plant communities were almost certainly highly disturbed during that time, Carver was positively influenced by the beauty and variety of his natural surroundings. A vegetation classification and mapping project was initiated in 2010 and completed in 2012. Protocols and products were produced following National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Program guidelines. Classification was based on sixteen quantitative field plots, which were placed across GWCA in a stratified random manner based on qualitative field observation points and viewing of air photos. Mapping was based on photo-interpretation of both leaf-on and leaf-off air photos. Accuracy assessment points obtained during 2012 verified that the map is nearly 100% accurate.