Update on terrestrial ecological classification in the highlands of West Virginia

James P. Vanderhorst

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Update on terrestrial ecological classification in the highlands of West Virginia

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James P. Vanderhorst

Year:

2010

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 228.

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Abstract

The West Virginia Natural Heritage Program (WVNHP) maintains databases on the biological diversity of the state, including species and natural communities, to help focus conservation efforts by agencies and organizations. Information on terrestrial communities (also called vegetation, or habitat, depending on user or audience focus) is maintained in two databases. The Plots2-WV database now contains standardized vegetation and environmental data from more than 3,000 plots sampled by WVNHP ecologists, contractors, cooperators, and outside contributors.

Parent Publication

Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains

Citation

Vanderhorst, James P. 2010. Update on terrestrial ecological classification in the highlands of West Virginia. In: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 228.