The U.S. National Vegetation Classification (NVC or USNVC) is a scheme for classifying the natural and cultural vegetation communities of the
United States
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. The purpose of this standardized vegetation classification system is to facilitate communication between land managers, scientists, and the public when managing, researching, and protecting plant communities.
The non-profit group
NatureServe
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maintains the NVC for the U.S. government.
See also
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British National Vegetation Classification
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The British National Vegetation Classification or NVC is a system of classifying natural habitat types in Great Britain according to the vegetation they contain.
A large scientific meeting of ecologists, botanists, and other related ...
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Vegetation classification
External links
The U.S. National Vegetation Classification website"National Vegetation Classification Standard, Version 2"FGDC-STD-005-2008, Vegetation Subcommittee, Federal Geographic Data Committee, February 2008
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ttp://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/vegetation/index_html Federal Geographic Data Committee page about the NVC
Environment of the United States
Flora of the United States
NatureServe
Biological classification
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