Driscoll, Richard S.; Merkel, Daniel L.; Radloff, 

 David L.; Snyder, Dale E.; Hagihara, James S. An 

 ecological land classification framework for the United 

 States. Miscellaneous Publication 1439. Washington, 

 DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture; 1984. 56 p. 



water habitat classification system to upland vegetation 

 and soil hierarchies; landform definitions used to describe 

 the setting for the soil, vegetation, and wetlands elements; 

 and procedures for integrating the elements into ecological 

 units. 



The ecological land classification framework de- 

 scribed consists of hierarchical classifications of vegeta- 

 tion and soil; a method of linking a wetlands and deep 



Keywords: Land classification, plant community classi- 

 fication, climax vegetation, potential natural vegeta- 

 tion, soil classification, integrated classification 



