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LANDFIRE 2001 Refresh Biophysical Settings (BPS) AK

Metadata Updated: December 10, 2025

LANDFIRE's (LF) 2001 Biophysical Settings (BPS) product represents the vegetation system that may have been dominant on the landscape prior to Euro-American settlement. BPS is based on both the current biophysical environment and an approximation of the historical disturbance regime. Map units are based on NatureServe's Ecological Systems classification and represent the natural plant communities that may have been present during the reference period (Comer et al 2003). Each BPS map unit is matched with a model of vegetation succession which is used to estimate reference fire frequency and severity. LANDFIRE uses BPS to depict reference conditions of vegetation systems across landscapes and should not be regarded as a representation of existing vegetation.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date December 10, 2025
Metadata Updated Date December 10, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date December 10, 2025
Metadata Updated Date December 10, 2025
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Maintainer
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Data Last Modified 2025-09-29T00:00:00Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
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