U.S. National Vegetation Classification

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The U.S. National Vegetation Classification (NVC or USNVC) is a scheme for classifying the natural and cultural vegetation communities of the United States. The purpose of this standardized vegetation classification system is to facilitate communication between land managers, scientists, and the public when managing, researching, and protecting plant communities.

The non-profit group NatureServe maintains the NVC for the U.S. government.

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The British National Vegetation Classification or NVC is a system of classifying natural habitat types in Great Britain according to the vegetation they contain.

NVC is an abbreviation for:

NVC community W13, also known as Yew woodland, is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is the only Yew woodland community in the NVC.

British NVC community SM10 is one of the salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

John S. Rodwell is an ecologist who was based at the University of Lancaster, noted for his role in the development of the British National Vegetation Classification and as editor of the five volumes of British Plant Communities.

NVC community U6 is one of the calcifugous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

NVC community SD18 is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

NVC community W1 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as "wet woodlands".

National Vegetation Classification could refer to:

NVC community H5 is one of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities which are considered transitional between the lowland dry heaths and the wetter communities classified in the NVC as mires.

S19 may refer to:

British NVC community MC6 is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of two communities associated with sea-bird cliffs.

NVC community W7 is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as "wet woodlands".

Ranunculetum fluitantis is one of the 24 Aquatic plant communities (A18) included in the British National Vegetation Classification (NVC).

Dr Martin Lewis Page is an English botanist, ecologist and plant photographer.

NVC community M24 is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

NVC community M23 is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

NVC community U19 is one of the calcifugous grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.