NatureServe Ecology

Welcome to the NatureServe* Ecology Home Page

The NatureServe/TNC Ecology team at the Ecology meeting in West Virginia, May 2000

more photos! (6-02-2000) yet more photos! (10-24-2000)

Eastern Regional Conference photo (11-21-2000)

Southeastern Regional Conference photos (6-18-2001)

Lower New England Classification Meeting (5-12-2003)

*Oct 22, 2003:*	Ecological Systems Database update
*May 21, 2003:*	Ecological Systems Report & Database update
*May 6, 2003:*	Terrestrial Ecological Systems of the United States (see below)
*May 6, 2003:*	Data refresh of EcoART (data current as of April 17, 2003)
*June 20, 2002:*	Update of PLOTS test database (see below)

Terrestrial Ecological Systems of the United States--
A report describing their classification and development,
plus Version 1 of the ecological system descriptions contained in a database tool:

View the executive summary online May 21, 2003
Download report & Ecological Systems Tool Oct 22, 2003 (Minor data edits since the May 21release.)
Direct link to the report & Tool on our public website Oct 22, 2003

EcoART & EO.MO--
Two ways to get your hands on the International Classification of Ecological Communities (ICEC):

Thinking about trying EcoART? Look here first.
EcoART Updates May 6, 2003
Download latest EcoART May 6, 2003

Thinking about trying EO.MO? Look here first.
Download latest EO.MO Dec 5, 2001

Other ways of accessing ICEC data:

NatureServe Explorer (searchable on-line database formerly known as "NatureServe")
NatureServe web site (for general information & documents)
Plant Communities of the Midwest A comprehensive report describing the natural communities of the midwestern United States.

(This report is also available in print (with the appendix on CD) at a cost of $25. Please email us if you'd like to purchase a copy.)

PLOTS database revision (in progress)

Download Version 2.12 (June 8, 2002)
Download our modified PLANTS Version 3.1 (not changed since last test release)

Biotics4 & Heritage Methodoloty links:
Note: Biotics4 (also called "Biotics") includes a tabular database ("Biotics Tracker") formerly known as HDMS, and a GIS component (Biotics Mapper) known in its previous version as "Biotics3."

NatureServe Products and Services
Biotics & Methodology Information & Updates
EO Data Standard (revised EO methodology)
How some programs have modified their field forms to incorporate the Revised EO Methodology
HDMS Enhancements document (See "Attachment 1".)

NatureServe Ecology News:

ICEC Statistics, Sept.200010-07-2000
ABI Annual Meeting 2000--Ecology perspective Last updated 5-26-2000
NatureServe Ecology News Last updated 7-7-2000
Heritage Ecology Survey Last updated 6-8-2000

*formerly known as ABI (Association for Biodiversity Information)

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