An Ecological Land Survey for Fort Greely, Alaska
CONTENTS - TR-01-40005
TABLES - TR-01-40006
INTRODUCTION - TR-01-40007
Figure 1. Interaction of interrelated state factors that control structure and function of ecosystems - TR-01-40008
Fort Greely ecological land survey
Figure 2. Location of study area and survey transects for the ecological land survey for Fort Greely
Study area - TR-01-40011
METHODS - TR-01-40012
Classification - TR-01-40013
Table 1. Coding system for the ecological land classification for Fort Greely
Table 2. Comparisson of systems for differtiating ecosystems at various scales
Mapping - TR-01-40016
Figure 5. Flow diagram of steps used in image processing and classification for creation of the ecotype map for Fort Greely
Ecotypes - TR-01-40018
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION - TR-01-40019
Figure 7. Toposequences illustrating geomorphology, vegetation, elevations, soil stratigraphy, and permafrost occurrence. (See Figure 6 for key to lithofacies.)
Figure 7. Toposequences illustrating geomorphology, vegetation, elevations, soil stratigraphy, and permafrost occurrence. (See Figure 6 for key to lithofacies.) - continued - TR-01-40021
Figure 7. Toposequences illustrating geomorphology, vegetation, elevations, soil stratigraphy, and permafrost occurrence. (See Figure 6 for key to lithofacies.) - continued - TR-01-40022
Figure 7. Toposequences illustrating geomorphology, vegetation, elevations, soil stratigraphy, and permafrost occurrence. (See Figure 6 for key to lithofacies.) - continued - TR-01-40023
Ecosystem components
Table 3. Hierarchinal associations among ecosystem components to ecotypes found within Fort Greely
Table 3. Hierarchinal associations among ecosystem components to ecotypes found within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40026
Table 3. Hierarchinal associations among ecosystem components to ecotypes found within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40027
Ecotypes - TR-01-40028
Table 4. Classification and description of ecotypes within Fort Greely
Table 4. Classification and description of ecotypes within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40030
Table 4. Classification and description of ecotypes within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40031
Table 4. Classification and description of ecotypes within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40032
Figure 8. Ground views of alphine,gravely lowland, and ecotypes on Fort Greely
Figure 9. Ground views of lowland and riverine ecotypes in Fort Greely
Figure 10. Ecotypes in Fort Greely
Table 5. Areal extents of ecotypes found within Fort Greely
Table 6. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within ecotypes on Fort Greely
Table 6. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40038
Table 6. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40039
Table 6. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40040
Ecotype characteristics
Figure 11. Environmental properties for ecotypes on Fort Greely
Figure 11. Environmental properties for ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40043
Figure 11. Environmental properties for ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40044
Ecosystem dynamics - TR-01-40045
Fluvial processes
Figure 12. Fire occurances on Fort Greely, 1950 - 1999
Thermokarst - TR-01-40048
Figure 13. Active layer depths and permafrost occurance at ground - reference plots on Fort Greely
Ecosections
Figure 14. Ecosections based on geomorphic units of Fogrt Greely
Table 7. Classification and description of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections within Fort Greely
Table 7. Classification and description of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40053
Table 7. Classification and description of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40054
Table 7. Classification and description of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40055
Table 8. Areal extents of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections found within Fort Greely
Figure 15. Depth to gravel at ground-reference plots on Fort Greely
Figure 16. depths of organics at ground reference plots on Fort Grelly
Figure 17. Geology of Fort Greely
Table 9. Hierarchical grouping of ecodistricts and ecosubdistricts, and their areas, within Fort Greely
Figure 18. Aerial views of ecosubdistricts within Fort Greely
Figure 19. Ecolistics and ecosubdistrictd for Fort Greely
Figure 20. Shade relief map of Fort Greely
Figure 21. Generalized profile of ecological charcteristics of glaciated terrain within the Delta Lowlands ecodistrict on Fort Greely
Figure 22. Generalized profile of ecological characteristics of floodplains and flats within the Delta Lowlands ecodistrict on Fort Greely
LITERATURE CITED - TR-01-40066
LITERATURE CITED - continued - TR-01-40067
LITERATURE CITED - continued - TR-01-40068
LITERATURE CITED - continued - TR-01-40069
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES - continued - TR-01-40071
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES - continued - TR-01-40072
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES - continued - TR-01-40073
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES - continued - TR-01-40074
APPENDIX B: GROUND REFERENCE DATA
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40077
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40078
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40080
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40081
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40082
Table B2. Data file listign of environmental characteristics of map verification plots,Fort Greely,centarl Alaska,1999
Table B2. Data file listign of environmental characteristics of map verification plots,Fort Greely,centarl Alaska,1999 - continued
APPENDIX C: ACCURACY ASSESSMENT AND MAP VERIFICATION
APPENDIX D: AGGREGATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF ECOTYPE CLASSIFICATION
Table D2. Areal extents of aggregated ecotypes found within Fort Greely
Table D3. Omision and commission errors used to approximate the accuracy associated with tha mapping of aggregated ecotypes (20 classes) on Fort Greely
REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE - TR-01-40089
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CONTENTS - TR-01-40005
TABLES - TR-01-40006
INTRODUCTION - TR-01-40007
Figure 1. Interaction of interrelated state factors that control structure and function of ecosystems - TR-01-40008
Fort Greely ecological land survey
Figure 2. Location of study area and survey transects for the ecological land survey for Fort Greely
Study area - TR-01-40011
METHODS - TR-01-40012
Classification - TR-01-40013
Table 1. Coding system for the ecological land classification for Fort Greely
Table 2. Comparisson of systems for differtiating ecosystems at various scales
Mapping - TR-01-40016
Figure 5. Flow diagram of steps used in image processing and classification for creation of the ecotype map for Fort Greely
Ecotypes - TR-01-40018
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION - TR-01-40019
Figure 7. Toposequences illustrating geomorphology, vegetation, elevations, soil stratigraphy, and permafrost occurrence. (See Figure 6 for key to lithofacies.)
Figure 7. Toposequences illustrating geomorphology, vegetation, elevations, soil stratigraphy, and permafrost occurrence. (See Figure 6 for key to lithofacies.) - continued - TR-01-40021
Figure 7. Toposequences illustrating geomorphology, vegetation, elevations, soil stratigraphy, and permafrost occurrence. (See Figure 6 for key to lithofacies.) - continued - TR-01-40022
Figure 7. Toposequences illustrating geomorphology, vegetation, elevations, soil stratigraphy, and permafrost occurrence. (See Figure 6 for key to lithofacies.) - continued - TR-01-40023
Ecosystem components
Table 3. Hierarchinal associations among ecosystem components to ecotypes found within Fort Greely
Table 3. Hierarchinal associations among ecosystem components to ecotypes found within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40026
Table 3. Hierarchinal associations among ecosystem components to ecotypes found within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40027
Ecotypes - TR-01-40028
Table 4. Classification and description of ecotypes within Fort Greely
Table 4. Classification and description of ecotypes within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40030
Table 4. Classification and description of ecotypes within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40031
Table 4. Classification and description of ecotypes within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40032
Figure 8. Ground views of alphine,gravely lowland, and ecotypes on Fort Greely
Figure 9. Ground views of lowland and riverine ecotypes in Fort Greely
Figure 10. Ecotypes in Fort Greely
Table 5. Areal extents of ecotypes found within Fort Greely
Table 6. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within ecotypes on Fort Greely
Table 6. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40038
Table 6. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40039
Table 6. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40040
Ecotype characteristics
Figure 11. Environmental properties for ecotypes on Fort Greely
Figure 11. Environmental properties for ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40043
Figure 11. Environmental properties for ecotypes on Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40044
Ecosystem dynamics - TR-01-40045
Fluvial processes
Figure 12. Fire occurances on Fort Greely, 1950 - 1999
Thermokarst - TR-01-40048
Figure 13. Active layer depths and permafrost occurance at ground - reference plots on Fort Greely
Ecosections
Figure 14. Ecosections based on geomorphic units of Fogrt Greely
Table 7. Classification and description of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections within Fort Greely
Table 7. Classification and description of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40053
Table 7. Classification and description of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40054
Table 7. Classification and description of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections within Fort Greely - continued - TR-01-40055
Table 8. Areal extents of geomorphic units used for differentiating ecosections found within Fort Greely
Figure 15. Depth to gravel at ground-reference plots on Fort Greely
Figure 16. depths of organics at ground reference plots on Fort Grelly
Figure 17. Geology of Fort Greely
Table 9. Hierarchical grouping of ecodistricts and ecosubdistricts, and their areas, within Fort Greely
Figure 18. Aerial views of ecosubdistricts within Fort Greely
Figure 19. Ecolistics and ecosubdistrictd for Fort Greely
Figure 20. Shade relief map of Fort Greely
Figure 21. Generalized profile of ecological charcteristics of glaciated terrain within the Delta Lowlands ecodistrict on Fort Greely
Figure 22. Generalized profile of ecological characteristics of floodplains and flats within the Delta Lowlands ecodistrict on Fort Greely
LITERATURE CITED - TR-01-40066
LITERATURE CITED - continued - TR-01-40067
LITERATURE CITED - continued - TR-01-40068
LITERATURE CITED - continued - TR-01-40069
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES - continued - TR-01-40071
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES - continued - TR-01-40072
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES - continued - TR-01-40073
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING GEOMORPHIC AND VEGETATION TYPES INTO ECOTYPES - continued - TR-01-40074
APPENDIX B: GROUND REFERENCE DATA
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40077
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40078
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40080
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40081
Table B1. Data file listing environmental characteristics of ground-reference plots, Fort Greely, Alaska, 1999 - continued - TR-01-40082
Table B2. Data file listign of environmental characteristics of map verification plots,Fort Greely,centarl Alaska,1999
Table B2. Data file listign of environmental characteristics of map verification plots,Fort Greely,centarl Alaska,1999 - continued
APPENDIX C: ACCURACY ASSESSMENT AND MAP VERIFICATION
APPENDIX D: AGGREGATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF ECOTYPE CLASSIFICATION
Table D2. Areal extents of aggregated ecotypes found within Fort Greely
Table D3. Omision and commission errors used to approximate the accuracy associated with tha mapping of aggregated ecotypes (20 classes) on Fort Greely
REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE - TR-01-40089
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