Devils Tower National Monument Field Plots Data Base for Vegetation Mapping

Vegetation field plots at Devils Tower NM were visited, described, and documented in a digital database. The database consists of 2 parts - (1) Physical Descriptive Data, and (2) Species Listings. The purpose of the data is to provide National Parks with the necessary tools to effectively manage their natural resources. Plot data is collected and analyzed to develop a classification (using the Standardized National Vegetation Classification System) and description of vegetation types in preparation for photointerpretation and mapping of the monument's vegetation types. The geographic extent of the data set is Devils Tower National Monument and about a 2 mile environs around Monument Boundaries - Black Hills, Wyoming, USA Field sampling was conducted using releve plots. Information was obtained from "http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/deto/metadetofield.html"