Evaluating the Potential of the Original Texas Land Survey for Mapping Historical Land and Vegetation Cover
This paper reports on research to evaluate the potential of Original Texas Land Survey (OTLS) to generate information that can be used to quantitatively map historical vegetation cover and analyse pertinent aspects of vegetation ecology. Research was conducted in Brazos County in east-central Texas....
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| description | This paper reports on research to evaluate the potential of Original Texas Land Survey (OTLS) to generate information that can be used to quantitatively map historical vegetation cover and analyse pertinent aspects of vegetation ecology. Research was conducted in Brazos County in east-central Texas. OTLS data are easy to acquire and convert to geo-referenced autecological information. Reconstructing and mapping vegetation and land cover, conducting vegetation- and species-site analyses with to soil-ecological maps, reconstructing vegetation assemblages and forest structure can be easily accomplished. Due to the irregular surveying framework used by OTLS, mapping gradational grassland-savannah ecotone boundaries is impracticable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df657e00c4794b53a5968666db48706c2022-12-22T01:45:07ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2016-02-0151410.3390/land5010004land5010004Evaluating the Potential of the Original Texas Land Survey for Mapping Historical Land and Vegetation CoverIndumathi Srinath0Andrew C. Millington1Center for Agribusiness Excellence, Tarleton State University, Box T-0055, Stephenville, TX 76402, USASchool of the Environment, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, AustraliaThis paper reports on research to evaluate the potential of Original Texas Land Survey (OTLS) to generate information that can be used to quantitatively map historical vegetation cover and analyse pertinent aspects of vegetation ecology. Research was conducted in Brazos County in east-central Texas. OTLS data are easy to acquire and convert to geo-referenced autecological information. Reconstructing and mapping vegetation and land cover, conducting vegetation- and species-site analyses with to soil-ecological maps, reconstructing vegetation assemblages and forest structure can be easily accomplished. Due to the irregular surveying framework used by OTLS, mapping gradational grassland-savannah ecotone boundaries is impracticable.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/5/1/4vegetation cover reconstructionhistorical ecologyhistorical land coverPost Oak savannahOriginal Texas Land Survey (OTLS)Texas |
| spellingShingle | Indumathi Srinath Andrew C. Millington Evaluating the Potential of the Original Texas Land Survey for Mapping Historical Land and Vegetation Cover Land vegetation cover reconstruction historical ecology historical land cover Post Oak savannah Original Texas Land Survey (OTLS) Texas |
| title | Evaluating the Potential of the Original Texas Land Survey for Mapping Historical Land and Vegetation Cover |
| title_full | Evaluating the Potential of the Original Texas Land Survey for Mapping Historical Land and Vegetation Cover |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Potential of the Original Texas Land Survey for Mapping Historical Land and Vegetation Cover |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Potential of the Original Texas Land Survey for Mapping Historical Land and Vegetation Cover |
| title_short | Evaluating the Potential of the Original Texas Land Survey for Mapping Historical Land and Vegetation Cover |
| title_sort | evaluating the potential of the original texas land survey for mapping historical land and vegetation cover |
| topic | vegetation cover reconstruction historical ecology historical land cover Post Oak savannah Original Texas Land Survey (OTLS) Texas |
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