Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS

G46
B43 Stock Ponds
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Stock.Ponds.
Location: This map class appeared outside of the park boundary in the project environs. This map class
was not very common and often occurred in small patches.
Photosignature: This map class typically appeared as round depressions in the soil. The vegetation was
commonly not present or present with low cover. The stock tanks tended to have a light hue due to the
extra salinity in the soil.
Plant communities
NA
Group map class Agriculture (1 of 2)
Management map class Stock Ponds (1 of 1)
Macrogroup map class Agriculture (1 of 2)
Number of map units in park 0
Number of map units in park & environs 25
Number of map units less than 0.5 ha 19 (42.9% of total map class area)
Area of map class in park
0.0 ha / 0.0 ac
Total area of map class
8.8 ha / 21.8 ac
Proportion of land cover in park 0.0%
Proportion of map class in project environs 100.0%
Base map class accuracy
Not assessed
Group map class accuracy
Not assessed
Management map class accuracy
Not assessed
Macrogroup map class accuracy
Not assessed
Documentation for base map class
0 2003 relevés, 0 1996 relevés, 0 AA observation sites
Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Petrified Forest National Park