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Vegetation Mapping

Aztec Ruins

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We have recently completed a vegetation map of Aztec Ruins National Monument. This small NPS unit lies at the interface of juniper-piñon woodland and amazing shrub communities.  The full citation is:

Salas, E.E., D. Wegner, and L. Floyd-Hanna. 2009. Vegetation mapping and classification report: Aztec Ruins National Monument. Natural Resource Techincal Report NPS/SCPN/NRTR-2009/244. National Park Service, Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Link to entire report:

http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/azru/index.html

Mesa Verde

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Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado has been the site of many recent studies of fire history, post-fire succession, and post beetle-kill succession.  We have also recently completed a vegetation map as part of the NPS Inventory and Mapping Project.  The full citation for this work follows:

Thomas, KA. M.L. McTeague, L. Ogden, M. L. Floyd, K. Schulz, B. Friesen, T. Francher, R. Waltmire and A. Cully. 2009. Vegetation Classification and distribution mapping report: Mesa Verde National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS?SCPN/NRR-2009/112. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Link to the entire manuscript:

http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/meve/