GAP Land Cover Map of Ecological Systems for the State of Alabama (Provisional)

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: Alabama Gap Analysis Project - Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit (ALCFWRU)
Title:: GAP Land Cover Map of Ecological Systems for the State of Alabama (Provisional)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster dataset
Other_Citation_Details:: Cite data set as follows: Kleiner, K. J., M. D. Mackenzie, A.L. Silvano, J. A. Grand, J. B. Grand, J. Hogland, E.R. Irwin, M. S. Mitchell, B. D. Taylor, T. Earnhardt, E. Kramer, J. Lee, A. J. McKerrow, M. J. Rubino, K. Samples, A. Terando, and S. G. Williams. 2007. GAP Land Cover Map of Ecological Systems for the State of Alabama (Provisional). Alabama Gap Analysis Project. Accessed (date) from www.auburn.edu\gap
Online_Linkage: www.auburn.edu\gap

Description:

Abstract:: This 71 class land cover map was created as part of the Southeast Regional Gap Analysis Project (SEGAP) and contains both vegetative and non-vegetative classes. Non-vegetative classes are described as water, barren, and/or anthropogenically disturbed, where as vegetative classes are mapped to NatureServe's Terrestrial Ecological Systems, defined in Comer et al. (2003). The spatial extent for this map is the state of Alabama however this map is also part of a larger regional map throughout a nine state area within the Southeastern United States. The map was developed as part of a cooperative effort among three mapping groups working in collaboration as the SEGAP. The mapping work was performed by the Alabama Gap Analysis Project (AL-GAP), Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Auburn University, AL; Biological and Spatial Information Center (BaSIC), North Carolina State University, NC; and the Natural Resources Spatial Analysis Laboratory (NARSAL), Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, GA. The source data for this map is Enhanced Thermatic Mapper Plus (ETM+) satellite imagery which was refined using multiple classification techniques in association with various ancillary datasets. An accuracy assessment is currently underway.
Purpose:: This map was created as part of the Southeast Regional Gap Analysis Project (SEGAP) to identify available habitat for vertebrate species. It provides a foundation to develop predicted distribution maps for vertebrate species as well as to facilitate biodiversity assessments within the SEGAP mapping extent.
Supplemental_Information:: The map was developed as part of a cooperative effort among three mapping groups working in collaboration as the SE-GAP. The mapping work was performed by the Alabama Gap Analysis Project (AL-GAP), Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Auburn University, AL; Biological and Spatial Information Center (BaSIC), North Carolina State University, NC; and the Natural Resources Spatial Analysis Laboratory (NARSAL), Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, GA. AL-GAP performed mapping in the Southeastern Plains and Southern Coastal Plain physiographic provinces, BaSIC mapped Ridge and Valley, Southwestern Appalachians, and Interior Plateau, and NARSAL was responsible for the Piedmont region mapping. The spatial extent for the above noted physiographic provinces are defined by the Environmental Protection Agencies Level IV Ecoregions of Alabama (Griffith et al. 2001). Processing steps in this metadata outline the general mapping procedure used for all physiographic provinces found within the state of Alabama. Further information regarding class definitions, methods, and accuracy assessments for the Southeastern Plains and Southern Coastal Plain can be found in Silvano et al. (2008). Methods for the remaining provinces are described in McKerrow et al. (2008).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999-2001

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Draft
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Currently in progress

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.65
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.45
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.88
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.25

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: Alabama Gap Analysis Project
Theme_Keyword: Southeast Regional Gap Analysis Project
Theme_Keyword: GAP
Theme_Keyword: Land Use
Theme_Keyword: Land Cover
Theme_Keyword: NatureServes Terrestrial Ecological Systems
Theme_Keyword: Gap Analysis Project

Place:

Place_Keyword: East Gulf Coastal Plain
Place_Keyword: Piedmont
Place_Keyword: Ridge and Valley
Place_Keyword: Interior Plateau
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Southeastern United States
Place_Keyword: Southeast
Place_Keyword: Coastal Plain

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword: 2001

Access_Constraints:

There are no implied access restraints for this dataset. However, to insure data are accompanied by proper documentation, it is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from the distributor and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way.

Use_Constraints:

This is a provisional data set pending completion of a final written report of methods. This data set is not to be used at scales larger than 1:24,000 and not to be used for navigational purposes. Please cite the data set as follows: Kleiner, K. J., M. D. Mackenzie, A.L. Silvano, J. A. Grand, J. B. Grand, J. Hogland, E.R. Irwin, M. S. Mitchell, B. D. Taylor, T. S. Earnhardt, E. A. Kramer, J. W. Lee, A. J. McKerrow, M. J. Rubino, K. Samples, A. Terando, and S. G. Williams. 2007. GAP Land Cover Map of Ecological Systems for the State of Alabama (Provisional). Alabama Gap Analysis Project. Accessed (date) from www.auburn.edu\gap

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit (ALCFWRU) - Alabama Gap Analysis Project, Auburn University

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 3301 Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Building, Auburn University
City: Auburn
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 36849
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (334) 844-4796

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (334) 887-4509

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coop-unit@auburn.edu

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700

Data_Set_Credit:

Kevin Kleiner, Mark MacKenzie, John Hogland, Amy Silvano, Ben Taylor, James A. Grand, Alexa McKerrow, Todd Ernhardt, Steve Williams, Matt Rubino, Elizabeth Kramer, Jason Lee, Kevin Samples, James B. Grand.

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ERDAS IMAGINE

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: An accuracy assessment is currently underway, but is not yet completed.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The original imagery has a pixel size of 30 meters and this resolution has been maintained. A true accuracy assessment is currently underway.

Completeness_Report:

The map has been quality checked for unclassified pixels and to ensure every pixel within the interior land portion of the state of Alabama has a land cover class attribute.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: The source imagery was obtained from EROS Data Center (EDC) through the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) program. EDC claims subpixel accuracy so maximum positional error is 30 meters. Neither AL-GAP nor either cooperating mapping group performed further georectification of the data.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Multi Resource Land Consortium (MRLC)
Title: Landsat ETM+ imagery
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remotely sensed image
Other_Citation_Details:: AL-GAP, SEReGAP, and NARSAL were provided three seasonal mosaics of the mapping area assembled by EDC.
Online_Linkage: <http://www.mrlc.gov/index.asp>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Type_of_Source_Media: DVD

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 030623
Ending_Date: 070123

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TM mosaic

Source_Contribution:

This satellite imagery was the primary data source used to create the map.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Title: Digital Orthoquarter Quads (DOQQs)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: aerial photographs
Other_Citation_Details: <http://www.aces.edu/waterquality/gis_data/gis_data.htm>
Online_Linkage: <http://edc.usgs.gov/products/aerial/napp.html>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DOQQ

Source_Contribution:

DOQQs were used to identify training sites for numerous classes.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 1999
Title: National Elevation Dataset (NED)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://ned.usgs.gov/>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: DVD

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NED

Source_Contribution: The NED was used to create the Landform Model.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: EROS Data Center
Originator: AL-GAP
Originator: NARSAL
Originator: BaSIC
Publication_Date: November 1, 2004
Title: NLCD 2001
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Other_Citation_Details:: Methods can be found in: Homer, C. C. Huang, L. Yang, B. Wylie and M. Coan. 2004. Development of a 2001 National Landcover Database for the United States. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 70, No. 7, July 2004, pp. 829-840.
Online_Linkage:: <http://www.auburn.edu/academic/forestry_wildlife/alabama_gap_analysis_project/Data_Products.html>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NLCD 2001

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date: Variable
Title: Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Other_Citation_Details:: Digital soil data was obtained from Soildatamart and, if unavailable, paper maps were digitized. Soil types were characterized as either suitable or unsuitable for vegetation types of interest.
Online_Linkage: <http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SSURGO

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: EROS Data Center
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: National Land Cover Dataset 1992
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://seamless.usgs.gov/>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NLCD 92

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Environmental Protection Agency
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Ecoregions of Alabama
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details:: Griffith, GE, JM Omernik, JA Comstock, G Martin, A Goddard, and VJ Hulcher. 2001. Ecoregions of Alabama. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Labratory, Corvallis, OR.
Online_Linkage: <http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/ecoregions/alga_eco.htm>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 10000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Ecoregions

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: ALCFWRU - Alabama Gap Analysis Program
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Landform Model
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Other_Citation_Details:: The creation of the Landform Model followed the methods in: Anderson, M.G., M. Merrill, and F. Biasi. 1998. Connecticut River Watershed Analysis: Ecological communities. Final report summary submitted to USGS Biological Resources Division. URL:<http://conserveonline.org/docs/2001/03/ctrivsumm.doc>.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Landform Model

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Title: National Wetlands Inventory
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov/wtlnds/launch.html>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NWI

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: ALCFWRU - Alabama Gap Analysis Project
Originator: NatureServe
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Matrix System Ranges
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details:: Matrix System Ranges were created cooperatively by AL-GAP and NatureServe. These were based primarily on ecoregions. Every pixel in the mapping area was assigned to one of ten matrix Ecological Systems. For an explanation of matrix range, see Comer et al. (2003).

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Matrix System Ranges

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:: Ecological Systems of the United States: A Working Classification of U.S. Terrestrial Systems
Online_Linkage: www.natuerserve.org/publications/usEcologicalsystems.jsp

Type_of_Source_Media: book

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Comer et al. (2003)

Source_Contribution:

This book describes the evolution of the Ecological Systems Classification as well as providing infromation about each one. The online linkage provides current information on the classification system which is continuously updates.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Southeast Gap Analysis Final Report
Other_Citation_Details:: Alexa J. McKerrow, Amy. L. Silvano, Elizabeth A. Kramer, Steve. G. Williams, Kevin J. Kleiner, Todd. S. Earnhardt, Jason W. Lee, Matt. J. Rubino, Milo Pyne, Andrea E. Ernst, James B. Grand, Mark. D. MacKenzie, and Jaime A. Collazo. 2008. Southeast Gap Analysis Final Report. U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, ID. Forthcoming
Online_Linkage: <http://www.basic.ncsu.edu/segap/>

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: McKerrow et al. (2008)

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: NLCD 2001 CLASS SUBSET. The NLCD 2001 classification was subset into classes that would be refined to Ecological Systems (primarily natural and seminatural vegetation) and classes that would be further refined into anthropogenic, nonsystem classes.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NLCD 2001

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: TRAINING DATA ACQUISITION. A training set was created by acquiring point data from field work, DOQQ interpretations, State Heritage programs, NatureServe, and various other agencies. The dataset provided a way of linking known occurrences of Ecological Systems on the ground with the TM mosaic and other ancillary data used in the map making process.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TM mosaic
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DOQQ
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Training Dataset

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: ECOREGIONAL SUBSETTING. The TM mosaic was divided into smaller mapping areas using a combination of Ecoregions and Ecological System ranges.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TM mosaic
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Ecoregional Subsets

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: INITIAL CATEGORICAL AND REGRESSION TREE (CART) MODEL. In each Ecoregional Subset, an initial CART model was created and the decision tree was assessed by looking at crossvalidation accuracy, whether decision nodes in the tree were reasonable, and in some cases the resulting spatial distribution. If the model was acceptable it was used to map Ecological Systems in it's respective Ecoregional Subset and incorporated into the final map.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TM mosaic
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NLCD 2001
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Landform Model
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CART Model

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: SPATIAL QUERY WITH ANCILLARY DATA. If the previous CART Model was unacceptable, ancillary data was incorporated to produce a spatial querry. Depending on the Ecological System, this may have been performed with additional data layers such as SSURGO, NWI, Matrix System Ranges, or some combination of these.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TM mosaic
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SSURGO
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NWI
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Matrix System Ranges

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: INDIVIDUAL ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM CLASSIFICATIONS. When a spatial query was unsuccessful in mapping an Ecological System, the class was mapped separately from all others. This was performed by initially delineating an Ecological System range. Then, either supervised or unsupervised classifications were performed to produce a potential class map. This was then refined iteratively through on or more of the following methods: patch delineation using the software package eCognition (version 4.0, Definiens Inc.) , patch selection, additional spatial querying, and/or manual editing.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TM mosaic
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SSURGO
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NWI
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Matrix System Ranges
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NLCD

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: INCORPORATING KNOWN AREAS. Classes that could not be mapped through interpretive or predictive measures were incorporated by manually recoding pixel values within known areas for that class. This process is commenly refered to as "burning" classes into the final map.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TM mosaic
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Training Dataset

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: MERGE ECOREGIONAL SUSBETS: The Ecoregional Subsets were merged into a final, seamless map.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 18426
Column_Count: 11310
Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 29.500000
Standard_Parallel: 45.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 30.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 30.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Layer_1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ObjectID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Value

Attribute_Definition: Class number

Attribute_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Outside mapping zone
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open Water, Fresh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open Water, Brackish/Salt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open Water, Aquaculture
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Developed Open Space
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Low Intensity Developed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Medium Intensity Developed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High Intensity Developed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Florida Panhandle Beach Vegetation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 17
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bare Soil
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Quarry/Strip Mine/Gravel Pit
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 28
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Interior Acid Cliff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 29
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Interior Calcareous Cliff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Cliff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 32
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Dry Chalk Bluff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 33
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Granite Flatrock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 35
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unconsolidated Shore (Lake/River/Pond)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 36
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unconsolidated Shore (Beach Dune)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 38
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Hardwood Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 44
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 45
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 46
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 49
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 53
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior Highlands Dry Oak Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 54
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 60
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 62
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 66
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 68
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 69
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 71
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Evergreen Plantations
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 79
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 85
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 86
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest- Loblolly Pine Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 94
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 95
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Longleaf Pine Woodland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 101
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 102
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Pine Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 103
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 106
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest Mixed Modifier
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 126
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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 127
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 132
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 143
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Dune and Coastal Grassland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 145
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 146
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 147
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 148
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pasture/Hay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 149
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Row Crop
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 157
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 158
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 161
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 162
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 163
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 164
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 165
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 179
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 186
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 187
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 189
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 192
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior/Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 195
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 199
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cumberland Riverscour
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 206
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 233
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Treeless Savanna and Wet Prairie
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 238
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Herbaceous Modifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 250
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

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Attribute:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Attribute_Label: Mapunitname
Attribute_Definition:: The name of the mapped class. Individual class names are identified with their corresponding map value defined in the Enumerated Domain Section of this metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: SEGAP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Systemnum

Attribute_Definition:

NatureServe's unique Ecological System ID. For additional information see Comer et al. (2003) and for a complete definition of each Ecological System see <http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/>

Attribute_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.266
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Florida Panhandle Beach Vegetation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.309
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Interior Acid Cliff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.356
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Interior Calcareous Cliff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.386
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Cliff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.492
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Dry Chalk Bluff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.329
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Granite Flatrock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.502
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.483
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.477
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.476
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.898
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior Highlands Dry Oak Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.887
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.457
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.496
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.339
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.342
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.478
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.503
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.332
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.319
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Longleaf Pine Woodland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.457
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.506
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.592
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.024
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ridge and Valley Calcareous Valley Bottom Glade and Woodland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.500
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Dune and Coastal Grassland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.489
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.559
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior Large Floodplain
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES202.706
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.493
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.375
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South-Central Interior/Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cumberland Riverscour
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Gulf Coastal Plain Treeless Savanna and Wet Prairie
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES203.303
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Comer et al. (2003)

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Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:: The attribute MAPUNITNAME identifies the name of the class or Ecological System. Because Ecological Systems partially define climax and/or historical vegetation, modifications of these have been created and mapped. Any Ecological System with the word MODIFIER in its name has been modified to better reflect current vegetation. For example, in the Coastal Plain there is an 'East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine Woodland' and an 'East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Pine Modifier'. The first class is mapping actual longleaf, but since so much historical longleaf has been converted to loblolly, the latter class was created. Each of these classes will have the attribute SYSTEMNUM coded to NatureServe's unique identifier (in this case CES203.496).
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:: Comer, P., D. Faber-Langendoen, R. Evans, S. Gawler, C. Josse, G. Kittel, S. Menard, M. Pyne, M. Reid, K. Schulz, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2003. Ecological Systems of the United States: A Working Classification of U.S. Terrestrial Systems. NatureServe. Arlington, Virginia.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:: Kleiner, KJ. 2007. A Satellite Derived Map of Ecological Systems in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, USA. Masters Thesis, Auburn University. Auburn, AL.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit (ALCFWRU) - Alabama Gap Analysis Project, Auburn University

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Address: 3301 Forestry and Wildlife Building
City: Auburn University
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 36849
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 334-844-4796

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 334-887-4509

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coop-unit@auburn.edu

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700

Resource_Description: Ecological Systems of Alabama

Distribution_Liability:

This data was provided as a provisional product as a courtesy to our cooperators and interested parties, and as such has not been reviewed or approved for publication by the U.S. Geological Survey. Although this data has been processed successfully on computer systems of the Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (ALCFWRU), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by ALCFWRU regarding the use of the data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. It is strongly recommended that the data be directly acquired from the distributor (ALCFWRU) and not indirectly through other sources, which may have manipulated the data in some way. This dataset is not to be used at scales larger than <<1:24,000>> nor <<should it be used for navigational purposes>>. The ALCFWRU shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data set described and/or contained within.

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Metadata_Date: 20071115

Metadata_Contact:

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Contact_Organization:: Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit (ALCFWRU) - Alabama Gap Analysis Project, Auburn University

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: School of Forestry and Wildlife Science
Address: 3301 Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Building
City: Auburn University
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 36849
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 334-844-4796

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 334-887-4509

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coop-unit@auburn.edu

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700

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