Project Status
We are developing a new home for the Alaska Vegetation (AKVEG) Map project, which includes the AKVEG Vegetation Database, to better integrate vegetation field data, U.S. National Vegetation Classification for Alaska, and ecologically detailed vegetation maps. The new website is currently under construction (as of 2025-05-02). We hope to have a new website available by the end of September 2025, at which time this website will redirect to the new site.
In the meantime, you can request programmatic access to the AKVEG Database using the form linked below. The Checklist of Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, Lichens, and Lichenicolous Fungi of Alaska is still available on this website and regularly updated.
About the Database
The Alaska Vegetation (AKVEG) Database is an cloud-hosted database of standardized plot data from spatially explicit, extensive vegetation studies and ecological monitoring surveys. AKVEG Database enables users to analyze vegetation plot data from multiple projects conducted across Alaska according to a common schema and taxonomic standard, which are critical prerequisites to regional ecological analyses and mapping. Data focus on vegetation composition, vegetation structure, environmental characteristics, and soils.
The Alaska Vegetation Working Group (VWG), part of the Alaska Geospatial Council, coordinates the development of the AKVEG Database. The database schema follows the VWG Minimum Standards for Field Observation of Vegetation and Related Properties.
Recommended Citations
To cite the AKVEG Foliar Cover Maps:
Nawrocki, T.W., M.J. Macander, A.F. Wells, A. Droghini, L.A. Flagstad, H.A. Gravley, C.B. Heslop, T.V. Boucher, B.T. Spellman, C. Roland, A.E. Miller, K. Mohatt, D. Gordon, C. Willier, G.V. Frost, L.B. Saperstein,. K.C. Baer, E. Powers, and M.L. Carlson. 2025. Alaska Vegetation (AKVEG) Map v2.0 Foliar Cover Maps of Ecological Indicator Species and Aggregates. Alaska Geospatial Council, Vegetation Working Group. Geospatial dataset (unpublished).
To cite the AKVEG Vegetation Database:
Droghini, A., T.W. Nawrocki, A.F. Wells, M.J. Macander, and L.A. Flagstad. 2025. Alaska Vegetation (AKVEG) Database: Standardized, multi-project field and classification data for Alaska. Alaska Geospatial Council, Vegetation Working Group. Available: https://akveg.uaa.alaska.edu. Data downloaded on [date of query].