Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Appendices - USGS

USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
GLACIER N.P. EAST STRATIFICATION VARIABLES AND CLASSES: 2000 Analysis
SOIL/GEOLOGY ELEVATION DISTURBANCE ASPECT
0 ALLUVIAL & FLOODPLAIN 10 < 900 m no data no data 1000 flat
1 WET SOILS 20 900-1350 m 100 barren, no vegetation 2000 N 321-45
2 HIGH CLAY CONTENT 30 1351-1700 m 200 pre-1840 fire 3000 E/W 46-150/251-321
3 GLACIAL LANDSLIDE & MIXED 40 1701-2000 m 300 1840-1900 fire 4000 S 151-250
4 BEDROCK: QUARTSITE/ARGILITE, TALUS 50 2001-2400 m 400 1901-1960 fire
5 BEDROCK: QUARTSITE/ARGILITE, SHALLOW & 60 2401-3173 m 500 post-1960 disturbance
6 BEDROCK: QUARTSITE/ARGILITE, DEEP SOILS
BEDROCK: QUARTSITE/ARGILITE, ALPINE
7 MEADOW
8 BEDROCK: LIMESTONE, TALUS
9 BEDROCK: LIMESTONE, SHALLOW & MOD DEEP
The remaining soil classes from the original 1999 gradsect weren't present on the east side.
gridcode order was aspect, disturbance, elevation, soils
GLACIER N.P. WEST STRATIFICATION VARIABLES AND CLASSES: 2000 Analysis
CODE SOIL/GEOLOGY CODE DISTURBANCE CODE ELEVATION CODE ASPECT
11 ALLUVIAL FLOODPLAINS 100 pre 1844 1000 < 1220 meters 10000 Flat
12 ALLUVIAL FANS & HIGH TERRACES 200 1844 - 1910 2000 1220 - 1770 m 20000 250 - 70 (North)
13 BEDROCK: QUARTZITE/ARGILLITE, TALUS &
OUTCROPS
300 1910 - 1967 3000 1770 - 2072 m 30000 70 - 250 (South)
14 BEDROCK: QUARTZITE/ARGILLITE/LIMESTONE,
DEEP SOILS
400 1967 - present 4000 > 2072 m
15 BEDROCK: QUARTZITE/ARGILLITE/LIMESTONE,
SHALLOW & MOD DEEP; ALPINE MEADOW
500 herb / shrub
16 GLACIAL LANDSLIDE & MIXED 600 barren
17 BEDROCK: LIMESTONE, TALUS & OUTCROP No Data water
18 WET SOILS
The remaining soil classes from the original 1999 gradsect weren't present on the west side.
gridcode order was aspect, elevation, disturbance, soils
Appendix D: Gradsect Sampling Design Methodology D-4