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Appendix E: Plant community and map class key -. Management.map.class:.Park.Facilities -. Association:.NA . . b...Park.Sites.–.This.map.class.consists.of.the.tourist.sites.in.Petrified.Forest.National. Park,.including.the.Puerco.River.pueblo.and.the.overlooks. -. Base.map.class:.Park.Sites -. Group.map.class:.Park.Facilities -. Management.map.class:.Park.Sites -. Association:.NA . . c...Railroad.–.This.map.class.consists.of.the.railroad.that.bisects.the.park.and.travels. east/west.through.the.project.boundary. -. Base.map.class:.Railroad -. Group.map.class:.Transportation -. Management.map.class:.Railroad -. Association:.NA . . d..Roads.–.This.map.class.consists.of.paved.and.non-paved.roads. -. Base.map.class:.Roads -. Group.map.class:.Transportation -. Management.map.class:.Roads -. Association:.NA . . e...Run-off.Control.Feature.–.This.map.class.contains.human.features.that.were.developed.to.divert.water.flow.to.particular.areas. -. Base.map.class:.Run-off.Control.Feature -. Group.map.class:.Agriculture -. Management.map.class:.Run-off.Control.Feature -. Association:.NA . . f...Stock.Ponds.–.This.map.class.contains.water.tanks.and.stock.ponds.used.for.cattle. and.other.agricultural.purposes. -. Base.map.class:.Stock.Ponds -. Group.map.class:.Agriculture -. Management.map.class:.Stock.Ponds -. Association:.NA 7b... Site.not.characterized.as.above..If.vegetated,.but.with.low.cover.(10%.cover;.in. particularly.dry.sites.vegetation.cover.can.be.as.low.as.2%..Tree.and.shrub.total.cover.must.be.
Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Petrified Forest National Park 12a.. 12b.. 13a.. 13b.. 14a.. 14b.. 15a.. 15b.. 16a.. 16b.. 17a.. 17b.. 18a.. .Bouteloua gracilis.is.the.only.dominant.species;.no.other.perennial.herbaceous.species. codominates....Other.herbaceous.species,.including.annual.species,.may.cover.over.half.of. the.herbaceous.cover..This.map.class.tends.to.occur.in.various.substrates.and.ranges.from. moderate.to.low.total.vegetation.cover. •. Base.map.class:.Blue.Grama.Herbaceous.Vegetation •. Group.map.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Semi-Desert.Grassland •. Management.Map.Class:.Blue.Grama.Steppe.and.Mixed.Grasslands •. Association:.Bouteloua gracilis.Herbaceous.Vegetation .Bouteloua gracilis.is.not.the.only.dominant.species..Other.grass.species.codominate.the. herbaceous.cover..(13a) .Herbaceous.cover.is.co-dominated.by.Pleuraphis jamesii..This.map.class.commonly.occurs.on. sandy.soils.and.may.have.a.low.cover.of.native.shrubs. •. Base.map.class:.Blue.Grama.-.Galleta.Herbaceous.Vegetation •. Groupmap.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Semi-Desert.Grassland •. Management.map.class:.Blue.Grama.Steppe.and.Mixed.Grasslands •. Association:.Bouteloua gracilis.-.Pleuraphis jamesii Herbaceous.Vegetation .Sporobolus airoides.is.the.co-dominant.species..This.map.class.commonly.occurs.on.sandy. soils.and.may.have.a.low.cover.of.native.shrubs. •. Base.Map.Class:.Alkali.Sacaton.-.Blue.Grama.Herbaceous.Vegetation •. Group.Map.Class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Semi-Desert.Grassland •. Management.Map.Class:.Alkali.Sacaton.Steppe.and.Mixed.Grasslands •. Association:.Sporobolus airoides.-.Bouteloua gracilis.Herbaceous.Vegetation Sporobolus airoides.is.the.dominant.or.co-dominant.species..(15a) Sporobolus airoides.is.not.the.dominant.or.co-dominant.species..(17a) .Sporobolus airoides.is.the.only.dominant.species..Other.herbaceous.and.shrub.species.may. occur,.but.never.with.significant.cover..This.map.class.tends.to.occur.on.various.substrates. and.ranges.from.fairly.dense.patches.to.low.total.vegetation.cover. •. Base.map.class:.Alkali.Sacaton.Herbaceous.Vegetation •. Group.map.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Semi-Desert.Grassland •. Management.map.class:.Alkali.Sacaton.Steppe.and.Mixed.Grasslands •. Association:.Sporobolus airoides.Southern.Plains.Herbaceous.Vegetation .Sporobolus airoides.is.not.the.only.dominant.species...Other.grass.species.codominate.the. herbaceous.cover..(16a) .Pleuraphis jamesii is.co-dominant.with.Sporobolus airoides..Commonly.occurs.on.sandy.soils. and.may.have.a.low.cover.of.native.shrubs. •. Base.map.class:.Galleta.-.Alkali.Sacaton.Herbaceous.Vegetation •. Group.map.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Semi-Desert.Grassland •. Management.map.class:.Alkali.Sacaton.Steppe.and.Mixed.Grasslands •. Association:.Pleuraphis jamesii -.Sporobolus airoides.Herbaceous.Vegetation .Bouteloua gracilis.is.co-dominant.with.Sporobolus airoides..Commonly.occurs.on.a.variety.of. substrates.and.may.have.a.low.cover.of.native.shrubs. •. Base.map.class:.Alkali.Sacaton.-.Blue.Grama.Herbaceous.Vegetation •. Group.map.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Semi-Desert.Grassland •. Management.map.class:.Alkali.Sacaton.Steppe.and.Mixed.Grasslands •. Association:.Sporobolus airoides.-.Bouteloua gracilis.Herbaceous.Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii is.the.dominant.or.co-dominant.species..(18a) Pleuraphis jamesii is.not.the.dominant.or.co-dominant.species..(20a) .Bouteloua eriopoda.is.the.next.most.abundant.grass.after.Pleuraphis jamesii,.and.in.some. areas.is.the.two.species.codominate..A.low.cover.of.native.shrubs.may.also.occur. •. Base.map.class:.Black.Grama.-.Galleta.Herbaceous.Vegetation •. Group.map.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Semi-Desert.Grassland •. Management.map.class:.Alkali.Sacaton.Steppe.and.Mixed.Grasslands E4
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National Park Service U.S. Departme
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Vegetation Classification and Distr
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The National Park Service, Natural
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Acronyms and Abbreviations AA ac AP
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Executive Summary The classificatio
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