Invasive exotic plant monitoring at Hot Springs National Park: Year 1 (2009)
Short MF, Young CC, Gross CS, Haack JL. 2010. Invasive exotic plant monitoring at Hot Springs National Park: Year 1 (2009). Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/HTLN/NRTR—2010/288. National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2009, surveyors documented thirty-seven invasive exotic plant taxa in Hot Springs National Park. Seven species were on the early detection watch list; thirty species were known to occur on the park. The most widespread and abundant of the exotic plant species observed included Chinese privet and Japanese honeysuckle, which each covered at least four acres within the study area. Out of the thirty-seven invasive exotic plants, twenty-nine species each occurred on less than one acre. In general, several invasive exotic plants are a major problem in the study area at Hot Springs National Park, but successful control is possible for a large group of species. The acreage estimates presented in the report may be used to plan management activities leading to control of exotic plants and the accomplishment of GPRA goal IA1b.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Short, Mary; Young, Craig; Gross, Chad; Haack, Jennifer
- Date of Issue
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center
- Units
- HOSP , HTLN , NRSS
- Keywords
- HTLN Exotic Plant Brief, HTLN Exotic Plant Monitoring