Vegetation Mapping at Ocmulgee National Monument Photointerpretation Key and Draft Vegetation Map.

摘要

The area now included in Ocmulgee National Monument (OCMU) has been used by humans for over 17,000 years. This region was heavily deforested in the early 1900s but has recovered in recent decades. The current vegetation of OCMU shows evidence of previous anthropogenic influences, with many early successional forest species such as sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) and box elder (Acer negundo) and the presence of invasive species, especially Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) and Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera). Because of the extensive past land use history, using the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) to the association level was challenging.