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- description: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has generated a new classification and map of the lithology of surficial materials
for the contiguous United States. This was developed as part of an effort to map standardized, terrestrial ecosystem distributions
for the nation using a classification developed by NatureServe (Comer and others, 2003). This ecosystem mapping methodology,
which delineates ecosystems by mapping and integrating their major structural components, was first developed for South America
(Sayre and others, 2008) and is now being implemented globally (Sayre and others, 2007). Surficial lithology strongly influences
the differentiation and distribution of terrestrial ecosystems, and is one of the key input layers in the ecosystem delineation
process. These surficial lithology classes were derived from the USGS map "Surficial Materials in the Conterminous United
States", which was based on texture, internal structure, thickness and environment of deposition or formation of materials
(Soller and Reheis, 2004). This original map was produced from a compilation of regional surficial and bedrock geology source
maps using broadly defined common map units for the purpose of providing an overview of the existing data and knowledge (Soller
and Reheis 2004). For the national terrestrial ecosystem mapping effort, the original 28 lithology classes were reclassified
into a set of 18 lithologies that typically control or influence the distribution of vegetation types (Kruckeberg, 2002).;
abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has generated a new classification and map of the lithology of surficial materials
for the contiguous United States. This was developed as part of an effort to map standardized, terrestrial ecosystem distributions
for the nation using a classification developed by NatureServe (Comer and others, 2003). This ecosystem mapping methodology,
which delineates ecosystems by mapping and integrating their major structural components, was first developed for South America
(Sayre and others, 2008) and is now being implemented globally (Sayre and others, 2007). Surficial lithology strongly influences
the differentiation and distribution of terrestrial ecosystems, and is one of the key input layers in the ecosystem delineation
process. These surficial lithology classes were derived from the USGS map "Surficial Materials in the Conterminous United
States", which was based on texture, internal structure, thickness and environment of deposition or formation of materials
(Soller and Reheis, 2004). This original map was produced from a compilation of regional surficial and bedrock geology source
maps using broadly defined common map units for the purpose of providing an overview of the existing data and knowledge (Soller
and Reheis 2004). For the national terrestrial ecosystem mapping effort, the original 28 lithology classes were reclassified
into a set of 18 lithologies that typically control or influence the distribution of vegetation types (Kruckeberg, 2002).
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- Title Terrestrial Ecosystems - Surficial Lithology of the Conterminous United States.
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2018-05-21T10:12:19.030804
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