Printer-friendlyEcological Communities of New York State (Reschke 1990)
A book (96 p.) describing the classification of ecological communities in New York State with descriptions of each type of community. This publication should be cited as follows:
Reschke, C. 1990. Ecological Communities of New York State. New York Natural Heritage Program. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Latham, N.Y. 96p. +xi.
The following files together comprise the book, "Ecological Communities of New York State." These files are in PDF format.
Title Page, Acknowledgements, Contents, and Introduction (717 kb)
- Marine (138 kb)
- Estuarine (588 kb)
- Riverine (296 kb)
- Lacustrine (756 kb)
- Palustrine (1498 kb)
- Terrestrial
- Open Uplands (731 kb)
- Barrens and Woodlands (832 kb)
- Forested Uplands (890 kb)
- Terrestrial Cultural (441 kb)
- Subterranean (88 kb)
References (584 kb)
Appendix A: Heritage Program Element Ranks (45 kb)
Appendix B: Glossary (576 kb)
Appendix C: Key to Systems and Subsystems (244 kb)
Index (212 kb)
Ecozone Map (59 kb)
County Map (31 kb)
