An Ecological Land Survey for Fort Wainwright, AlaskaFigure 1. Interaction of interrelated state factors that control structure and function of ecosystems - CR99_090010STUDY AREA - CR99_090011Figure 2. Location of study area and numbered survey transects for the ecological land survey of Fort Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998METHODS - CR99_090013Classification - CR99_090014Table 1. Coding system for the ecological land classification for Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Table 2. Differentiation of ecosystems at various scalesEcosystemsMapping - CR99_090018Classification and mappingTable 3. Description of geomorphic units within Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Table 3. Continued - CR99_090021Table 3. Continued - CR99_090022Table 4. Areal exent of geomorphic units within the Yukon Maneuver Area (YMA) and Tanana FlatFigure 4. Map of geomorphic classes within the Yukon Maneuver Area, Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska 1998Figure 5. Map of geomorphic classes on the Tanana Flats, Ft. Wainwright , central Alaska, 1998Association among ecosystem componentsTable 5. Description of vegetation typesTable 5. Continued - CR99_090028Table 5. Continued - CR99_090029Table 5. Continued - CR99_090030Table 6. Areal extent of vegetation types within Yukon Maneuver Area (YMA) and Tanana FlatsFigure 6. Map of vegetationclasses within the Yukon Maneuver Area, Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Figure 7. Map of vegetation classes on the Tanana Flats, Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Figure 8. Soil texture and cryostructures that were used in classifying stratigraphy of geomorphic unitsFigure 10. Toposequence (transect 2) in the Clear Creek Lowlands, illustrating geomorphology, surface formFigure 12. Toposequence (transect 4) in the Dry Creek Lowlands, illustrating geomorphology, surface formFigure 14. Toposequence (transect 5-butte) on the Wood River Buttes portion of the TananaWood River UplandsFigure 16. Toposequence (transect 6) in the EielsonTanana Floodplain, illustrating geomorphology, surface formFigure 18. Toposequence (transect 8-east) in the ChenaSalcha Highlands, illustrating geomorphology, surface formFigure 20. Toposequence (transect 9) in the ChenaSalcha Highlands, illustrating geomorphology, surface formFigure 22. Toposequence (transect 11) in the Wood River Lowlands, illustrating geomorphology, surface formTable 7. Hierarchial relationships among ecosystem components for ecosystems found within Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, 1996Table 7. Continued - CR99_090043Ecosystems and landscapesTable 8. Description of ecotypes found on Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Table 8. Continued - CR99_090046Table 8. Continued - CR99_090047Table 8. Continued - CR99_090048Table 9. Areal extent of ecotypes found within Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Figure 23. Map of ecotypes within the Yukon Maneuver Area, Ft. Wainwright , central Alaska 1998Figure 24. Map of ecotypes on the Tanana Flats, Ft. Wainwright , central Alaska, 1998Table 10. Description of the physiography, geomorphology, hydrology, permafrost and vegetation of ecodistrictsTable 10. ContinuedEcodistrictsFigure 25. Map of ecodistricts within Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Table 11. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within alpine and upland ecotypes at Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Ecosystem characteristicsTable 12. Mean cover (%) of the most abundant species within lowland ecotypes at Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Soil properties - CR99_090059Figure 26. Frequency of permafrost occurrence and mean, (SD) surface organic matter depths and depth to gravel in ecotypes within Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Figure 27. Mean (SD) pH (soil or water), electrical conductivity (EC), and water depths in ecotypes within Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Ecosystem dynamics - CR99_090062Figure 28. Generalized profile of ecological characteristics within the Yukon Maneuver Area Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Figure 29. Generalized profile of ecological characteristics on the Tanana Flats, Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Figure 30. Permafrost distribution in the Yukon Maneuver Area based on permafrost characteristics of ecotypes, Fort Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Figure 31. Permafrost distribution on the Tanana Flats based on permafrost characteristics of ecotypes, Ft. Wainwright, central Alaska, 1998Thermokarst - CR99_090067FireHumansSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS - CR99_090070LITERATURE CITED-continue - CR99_090071LITERATURE CITED-continue - CR99_090072LITERATURE CITED-continue - CR99_090073LITERATURE CITED-continue - CR99_090074Appendix A: Systems used for aggregating geomorphic and vegetation classes into ecotype classesAppendix A. Continued - CR99_090076Appendix A. Continued - CR99_090077Appendix A. Continued - CR99_090078Appendix A. Continued - CR99_090079Appendix A. Continued - CR99_090080Appendix B: Data file listing of environmental characteristics of survey plotsAppendix B. Continued - CR99_090082Appendix B. Continued - CR99_090083Appendix B. Continued - CR99_090084APPENDIX C. PLANT INVENTORYTable C1. Checklist of collected vascular plants arranged by family from Fort Wainwright Military Installation, Alaska, 1995Table C1. Continued - CR99_090087Table C1. Continued - CR99_090088Table C1. Continued - CR99_090089Table C2. Alphabetical checklist of identified common ground cover cryptogams collected on Ft. Wainwright Alaska during 1995Table C2. Continued - CR99_090091Report Documentation Page - CR99_090092CR99_09