This polygon shapefile represents vegetation communities of the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (JRBP) classified according to CNPS and CaDFW systems. This layer is part of a collection of GIS data created and managed by the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.