A. W. Kuchler
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August William Kuchler (born August Wilhelm Küchler; 26 July 1907 – 17 June 1999) was a German-born American geographer and naturalist who is noted for developing a plant association system that has become widely used in the United States.[1] Some of this database has been digitized for integration into GIS mapping systems.[2] Kuchler received his Ph.D. in geography from the University of Munich in 1935.[3] In 1978, he received the Association of American Geographers' Honors award.[3] He is the author of the book Vegetation Mapping.[3][4]
See also
Line notes
- ^ A. Watkins
- ^ A. W. Kuchler, 1996
- ^ a b c Honors of the Association of American Geographers
- ^ Vegetation mapping by Küchler, A. W. (August William), 1907-1999 Internet Archive
References
- Kuchler, A(ugust) William [Wilhelm] (Germany-United States 1907-1999)
- Ann Watkins, Terrestrial vegetation of the U.S. by state
- A.W. Kuchler (1996) Potential Natural Vegetation for California, California State Resources Agency
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