Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS

Glossary
and consistent elements. Also a document
the lists and organizes the vegetation
communities in an area. An example of a
vegetation classification can be found at
http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/agfo/report.
pdf#classification.
Vegetation community: See plant
community.
Vegetation description: See vegetation
characterization.
Vegetation field key: See dichotomous
field key
Vegetation key: See dichotomous field key
Vegetation mapping: The process
of identifying, labeling, and placing
in real world coordinates vegetation
communities.
Vegetation structure: See structure
(vegetation).
Vertical aerial photography: See Aerial
Photography.
Wetland: A location on the landscape
that is characterized by either hydric soils
or hydrophytic plants or both. A wetland
may be vegetated or non-vegetated. The
vegetation description for each association
includes it wetland status.
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