Northern Colorado Plateau Network Mammal Inventory, 9 Parks
Northern Colorado Plateau Network Mammal Inventory, 9 Parks. 2001-2003
The purpose of this project was to provide baseline information on the distribution of mammals in 9 network parks, including: BLCA, CURE, CARE, CEBR, PISP, FOBU, GOSP, HOVE, and TICA. Random and targeted searches and trapping methods were used to inventory mammals in 9 NCPN park units: Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, Capitol Reef NP, Cedar Breaks NM, Curecanti NRA, Fossil Butte NM, Golden Spike NHS, Hovenweep NM, Pipe Spring NM and Timpanogos Cave NM. Inventory methods included traplines, mistnetting, acoustic surveys, and track and scat surveys. Some mammal groups (e.g., ungulates) were documented opportunistically. Photographs were taken of most, but not all, study locations. Animals that were previously undocumented in a park were kept as vouchers. Trapping and observation locations were recorded using GPS units set to UTM, NAD27. Voucher specimens are housed in the USGS Biological Survey collection at the Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico. Person-days, trap-nights, mist net-nights, acoustic hours and survey distance were recorded for each park as appropriate. A total of 14,349 trap-nights, 173 mist net-nights, and 3,302 actual capture events resulted in recording 119 individual species occurrences.
- Type
- Project
- Units
- BLCA , CARE , CEBR , CURE , FOBU , GOSP , HOVE , NCPN , PISP , TICA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Biology, Biota, exotics/invasive species - animals, Mammalogy, Threatened-Endangered-Sensitive Animals, Vertebrates
Program
Products
- Mammal inventories of selected parks in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network, FY2001 Annual report (Older Version)
- 2001-2002 Mammalian inventory final report for selected Northern Colorado Plateau Network parks
- NCPN Inventory, Mammals, 9 Parks