A conceptual basis for monitoring vital signs: Shenandoah National Park
Olson G, Comiskey J, Cass W, Dermarest D, Garcia L, Gubler R, Hochstedler W, Hughes J, Schaberl J, Williams A, Wofford J. 2010. A conceptual basis for monitoring vital signs: Shenandoah National Park. Natural Resource Report. NPS/MIDN/NRR—2010/286. National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins, Colorado
This publication explains why the National Park Service undertakes natural resource monitoring at Shenandoah National Park and explains why each vital sign has been selected for monitoring. Brief introductory material is presented, followed by the justification for resource monitoring. An effective resource monitoring is founded on three basic steps:• Gain an understanding of the key features of a park together with the natural processes and disturbances that influence those features;• Enumerate and assess the nature and extent of human-caused threats to those resources; and• Make decisions about what is to be monitored based on the information established in the first two steps.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Olson, Gordon; Comiskey, James; Cass, Wendy; Dermarest, David; Garcia, Liz; Gubler, Rolf; Hochstedler, Wendy; Hughes, Jake; Schaberl, Jim; Williams, Alan; Wofford, Jeb
- Date of Issue
- 2010-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center
- Units
- MIDN , NRSS , SHEN
- Keywords
- Inventory, Monitoring, Planning, Program Brochure, SHEN, Vital Signs