Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage
      Publication_Date: 200804
      Title: Spatial Vegetation Data for Colonial National Historical Park Vegetation Mapping Project
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/colo/colo.zip
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Karen Patterson
          Publication_Date: 200806
          Title: Patterson, K.D. 2008. Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2008/129. National Park Service. Philadelphia, PA.
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
  Description:
    Abstract: This shapefile is an vegetation map of Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia. It was developed by The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage in cooperation with North Carolina State University's Center for Earth Observation for the Northeast Region of the National Park Service. The data was created following general guidelines set forth by the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program. Map classes are crosswalked to the U.S. National Vegetation Classification (USNVC) or level II of the Andersons land use land cover classification system. Crosswalks to the USNVC were determined on September 27, 2007. The map is based on field work performed in the summers of 2003-2005 and photo interpretation of aerial photo mosaics produced by North Carolina State University Center for Earth Observation from photography obtained in October 2001 and March 2002.
    Purpose: This data set was created for Colonial National Historical Park for use in natural resource management.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 20020228
    Currentness_Reference: Date of aerial photography
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Colonial National Historical Park and environs
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.837592
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.481971
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.286411
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.188356
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: vegetation map
      Theme_Keyword: vegetation association
      Theme_Keyword: National Park Service
      Theme_Keyword: vegetation classification
      Theme_Keyword: vegetation alliance
      Theme_Keyword: vegetation formation
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: vegetation
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: environment
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: Colonial National Historical Park
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: COLO
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
      Place_Keyword: James City County, Virginia
      Place_Keyword: York County, Virginia
      Place_Keyword: Surry County, Virginia
      Place_Keyword: City of Williamsburg, Virginia
  Taxonomy:
    Keywords/Taxon:
      Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Taxonomic_Keywords: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System
      Taxonomic_Keywords: vegetation classification
      Taxonomic_Keywords: alliance
      Taxonomic_Keywords: community association
    Taxonomic_Classification:
      Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
      Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae
      Applicable_Common_Name: plants
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage
      Contact_Position: Ecologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: 217 Governor Street
        City: Richmond
        State_or_Province: Virginia
        Postal_Code: 23219
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-786-5990
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The thematic accuracy of the vegetation map was assessed using a stratified random sampling approach, stratifying 183 samples among representing natural or semi-natural vegetation of polygons greater than 0.5 ha.  Sample size was determined by class abundance and frequency as recommended in section 4.4.2 of the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program standards, with one regional modification to accommodate the vegetation pattern seen in the park. Polygons were validated in the field by VADNH staff.  Polygons representing seven Anderson land-use classes were not included in the sample design: Beaches; Industrial and Commercial Complexes; Mixed Urban or Built-up Land; Other Urban or Built-up Land; Residential; Transportation, Communications, and Utilities; and Water.  Four classes of cultural vegetation, Cultural Meadow, Dense Hardwood Regeneration, Mixed Successional Scrub, and Semipermanent Impoundment were also excluded from the accuracy assessment.  These classes represent very distinct, intensively managed features that were easily delinated from aerial photography or classes with a few, very small polygons that were completely surveyed on-the-ground during the mapping phase of the project.  Additionally, five map classes that naturally occur in small patches and were not mapped by photo interpretation, but through chance encounters in the field, were excluded from the sampling design:  Coastal Plain Depression Wetland (Red Maple - Sweetgum - Willow Oak Type),  Coastal Plain Depression Wetland (Swamp Tupelo Type), Coastal Plain Dry Calcareous Forest, Piedmont / Low Elevation Mixed Oak / Heath Forest, and Successional Sweetgum Forest.  These map classes had very few (1-8) polygons and the polygons were mostly below minimum mapping unit (0.5 ha) and were completely surveyed on-the-ground during the mapping phase of the project. Three map classes that were created to indicate vegetation that may have formerly represented natural communities, but is now too altered to assign to a natural community classification were excluded from the accuracy assessment.  The polygons in these classes were mapped only due to chance encounters, were surveyed completely during the mapping phase of the project, and: Disturbed Calcareous Forest, Disturbed Depressional Wetland, Disturbed Seepage Swamp.  The Kappa index for the final vegetation map was 83.8 ± 4.7%,  with the overall percent accuracy calculated as 84.7%.  Examination of the errors associated with each observation shows that they can be attributed to below minimum mapping unit inclusions of other vegetation types within the target polygons or to the incomplete survey of target polygons, to seasonal constraints in identifying certain associations in the field, and to observations made in ecotonal areas transitional to other vegetation types.  Additionally, some of the mapping errors were due to the difficulty of distinguishing deciduous associations on aerial photography, since many deciduous signatures are virtually identical.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon geometry and topology were validated with ESRI ArcGIS v. 9.2 to find and correct any voids, slivers, overlapping polygons, or self-intersections.
  Completeness_Report: Shapefile covers entire park area
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: A preliminary vegetation map was created by viewing leaf-on (data captured 10-26-2001) and leaf-off (data captured 03-1-2002) digital photo mosaics, both in two and three dimensions.  Areas of homogenous vegetation, land cover, and land use were delineated using ArcMaps onscreen digitizing tools. The minimum mapping unit was 0.5 hectares (1.25 acres). Polygons were attributed to the formation-level of the USNVC Level II and Anderson's land use and land cover classification. The preliminary vegetation map served as a guide for field reconnaissance during the summers of 2003-2005.  Data were collected from 48 quantitative vegetation plots and qualitative observations throughout the park. Data were combined with data from other areas of the Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Coastal Plain to refine the USNVC for the region. The draft formation-level vegetation map was extensively revised to better reflect vegetation units based on field information and using the following ancillary data layers; topographic maps and digital raster graphics (DRGs), National Wetland Inventory maps, County soil surveys, and the digital soil survey data (SSURGO). The edited polygons were reattributed with the association names from the refined USNVC.  One hundred and eighty-three thematic accuracy assessment points were randomly placed within the vegetation map, following a stratified random sampling plan. The Kappa Index for the final vegetation map was 83.8 ± 4.7%, with an overall accuracy of 84.7%.
      Process_Date: 200706
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 544
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
          UTM_Zone_Number: 18
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
            False_Easting: 500000.000000
            False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000064
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: colo_veg_map_association_2002
      Entity_Type_Definition: attribute table from shapefile table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POLYGON_ID
      Attribute_Definition: Unique identifer for each of the 619 polygons. Identifers are sequential whole numbers.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Karen Patterson, Vegetation Ecologist, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 619
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WETLAND
      Attribute_Definition: Field to indicate what USFWS System level is represented by the map class.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS-79/31. 103 pp.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: System
          Codeset_Source: Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe.  1979.  Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  FWS/OBS-79/31.  103 pp.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LOCAL_NAME
      Attribute_Definition: A common or colloquial name for the map class. These names follow the Natural Communities of Virginia (Fleming et al 2006) or, if no appropriate name exists in Fleming et al (2006), the Association common name from the U.S. National Vegetation Classification (NVC) was used, or a park-specific common name was assigned. Nonstandard, park-specific units representing disturbed, cultural, or exotic vegetation were defined by Ecologists at the Division of Natural Heritage. Names for map classes not representing natural or semi-natural vegetation follow the Anderson level II land use and land cover classification scheme (Anderson et. al 1976).
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Patterson, K.D. April 2008. Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Colonial National Historical Park. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2008/XXX. National Park Service. Philadelphia, PA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Acidic Oak - Hickory Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Acidic Oak - Hickory Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. <http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml>
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Beaches
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Beaches
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Anderson, J.R., E.E. Hardy, and J.T. Roach. 1976. Land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensing data. Geological Survey Professional Paper 964. United States Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain / Piedmont Floodplain Swamp Forest (Green Ash - Red Maple Type)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain / Piedmont Floodplain Swamp Forest (Green Ash - Red Maple Type)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain / Piedmont Small-Stream Floodplain Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain / Piedmont Small-Stream Floodplain Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain Calcareous Seepage Swamp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain Calcareous Seepage Swamp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain Depression Wetland (Red Maple - Sweetgum - Willow Oak Type)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain Depression Wetland (Red Maple - Sweetgum - Willow Oak Type)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain Depression Wetland (Swamp Tupelo Type)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain Depression Wetland (Swamp Tupelo Type)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain Dry Calcareous Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain Dry Calcareous Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain Loblolly Pine - Oak Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain Loblolly Pine - Oak Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NatureServe. 2007. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 27 September 2007.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain Mesic Calcareous Ravine Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain Mesic Calcareous Ravine Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cultural Meadow
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cultural Meadow
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NatureServe. 2007. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 27 September 2007.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dense Hardwood Regeneration
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dense Hardwood Regeneration
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Karen Patterson, Vegetation Ecologist, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Disturbed Calcareous Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Disturbed Calcareous Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Karen Patterson, Vegetation Ecologist, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Disturbed Depressional Wetland
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Disturbed Depressional Wetland
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Karen Patterson, Vegetation Ecologist, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Disturbed Seepage Swamp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Disturbed Seepage Swamp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Karen Patterson, Vegetation Ecologist, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Disturbed Tidal Hardwood Swamp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Disturbed Tidal Hardwood Swamp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Karen Patterson, Vegetation Ecologist, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Golden Bamboo Shrubland
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Golden Bamboo Shrubland
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NatureServe. 2007. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 27 September 2007.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Industrial and Commercial Complexes
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Industrial and Commercial Complexes
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Anderson, J.R., E.E. Hardy, and J.T. Roach. 1976. Land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensing data. Geological Survey Professional Paper 964. United States Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Loblolly Pine Plantation
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Loblolly Pine Plantation
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NatureServe. 2007. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 27 September 2007.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. <http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml>
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mixed Urban or Built-up Land
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mixed Urban or Built-up Land
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Anderson, J.R., E.E. Hardy, and J.T. Roach. 1976. Land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensing data. Geological Survey Professional Paper 964. United States Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-Riverine Saturated Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-Riverine Saturated Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. <http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml>
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Other Urban or Built-up Land
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other Urban or Built-up Land
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Anderson, J.R., E.E. Hardy, and J.T. Roach. 1976. Land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensing data. Geological Survey Professional Paper 964. United States Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Piedmont / Coastal Plain Oak - Beech / Heath Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Piedmont / Coastal Plain Oak - Beech / Heath Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Piedmont / Low Elevation Mixed Oak / Heath Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Piedmont / Low Elevation Mixed Oak / Heath Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Residential
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Anderson, J.R., E.E. Hardy, and J.T. Roach. 1976. Land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensing data. Geological Survey Professional Paper 964. United States Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Salt Scrub
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Salt Scrub
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Semipermanent Impoundment
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Semipermanent Impoundment
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Karen Patterson, Vegetation Ecologist, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Successional Black Walnut Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Successional Black Walnut Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NatureServe. 2007. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 27 September 2007.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Successional Mixed Scrub
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Successional Mixed Scrub
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Karen Patterson, Vegetation Ecologist, Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Successional Sweetgum Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Successional Sweetgum Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NatureServe. 2007. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 27 September 2007.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Successional Tree-of-Heaven Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Successional Tree-of-Heaven Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NatureServe. 2007. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 27 September 2007.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Successional Tuliptree - Loblolly Pine Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Successional Tuliptree - Loblolly Pine Forest
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NatureServe. 2007. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 27 September 2007.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tidal Bald Cypress Forest / Woodland
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tidal Bald Cypress Forest / Woodland
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tidal Freshwater Marsh
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tidal Freshwater Marsh
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Fleming, G.P., P.P. Coulling, K.D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2006. The natural communities of Virginia: classification of ecological community groups. Second approximation. Version 2.2. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/nctoc.shtml
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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