Database Updated:
September 2008
Data provided by:
Tom O'Neil
NW Habitat Institute
PNW Habitat Classification Systems
Classification System List
PNW Habitat Classification Systems
IBIS Classification Systems
Habitat to IBIS Crosswalks
IBIS to Habitat Crosswalks
Systems List
Systems by Type
Systems Categories
System Details
Complementary Systems
IBIS Habitat Types
IBIS Structural Conditions
Key Environmental Correlates
Habitat Types
Structural Conditions
Key Environmental Correlates
Habitat Types
Structural Conditions
Key Environmental Correlates
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Classification
Anderson classification system (1976) for remote sensing
B.C. Terrestrial Ecosystem Descriptions
Bailey's Ecoregions
Basinwide Visual Estimation Technique (BVET)
Biogeoclimatic Classification System
Bisson et al. 1982 Habitat types
Brinson, 1993 Hydrogeomorphic Classification for Wetlands
CA Department of Fish & Game
California Wildlife Habitats
Cowardin et al. 1979 Wetland and Deepwater Habitat Classifications
Cupp 1989 Stream Classifications
Ecosystem Diagnosis & Treatment (EDT)
Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho
Frissell et al. 1986 Stream Classifications
GAP - Idaho
GAP-California
GAP-Montana
GAP-Oregon
GAP-Washington
Hawkins et al. 1993 Stream Classifications
Integrated Habitat and Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) Database
Integrated Habitat and Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) Database
Integrated Habitat and Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) Database
Integrated Habitat and Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) Database
Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program
IRICC (1994)
Kuchler Vegetation Types
LEMA - Waterfowl Habitat Classification
Luttmerding et al. (1990) Describing Ecosystems in the Field
Maxwell et al. 1995 Aquatic Classification
Murray classification crosswalks
National Land Cover Characterization Database (NLCD)
Natural Land Cover Classificaiton System (NLC)
NatureServe
NatureServe
NatureServe
NOAA - Coastal Change Anlaysis Program (C-CAP)
NOAA - Coastal Change Anlaysis Program (C-CAP) - Original
NOAA - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Coastal Habitats
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC): Habitat Unit Survey
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC): Large Woody Debris Survey
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC): Reference Point Survey
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC): Riparian Stand Survey
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC): Salmonid Spawning Habitat Availability Survey
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC): Stream Segment Identification
NVCS
ODFW Aquatic Inventory
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) Channel Habitat Type Classification
Pacific Northwest Ecosystem Research Consortium (PNWERC) Farm Service Agency LULC codes
Pacific Southwest Regional Habitat Types
Ralph 1989 Stream Classifications
Representative Reach Extrapolation Technique (RRET)
Resources Inventory Committee (1997) Wildlife Mapping Procedures
RIC Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventoroy Manual
Rosgen 1985 Stream Classifications
Rosgen 1994 Stream Classifications
Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Project (SSHAIP)
Sensitive Habitat Inventory Mapping (SHIM)
Sensitive Habitat Inventory Mapping (SHIM)
Streamkeepers
UNESCO/TNC System
Urban Salmon Habitat Program (USHP)
USEPA Ecoregions
USEPA Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP)
USEPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBP)
USFS Ecoclasses
USFS Region 6 Level II Inventory, 1992
USFWS Cover Types
USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA)
USGS-Land Use Land Cover (LULC)
Washington Priority Habitats
Washington Priority Habitats
Washington Priority Habitats
Washington Priority Habitats
Watershed Analysis Manual