Conducting the Variable Circular Plot Count
Heartland Network Inventory and Monitoring Program. 2003. Conducting the Variable Circular Plot Count
This SOP gives step-by-step instructions for conducting 5-minute bird counts at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska and Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas using the Variable Circular Plot (VCP) methodology. The SOP describes the procedure for collecting data and filling in the data form “Field Data Form – Variable Circular Plot Counts” (Form 1)
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Heartland Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
- Date of Issue
- 2003-07-18
- Units
- AGFO , HTLN , TAPR
- Keywords
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Bird Monitoring Protocol, Conducting the Variable Circular Plot Count, Site Selection, Tallgrass Prairie Natural Preserve, VCP