Appalachian Trail Mammal Inventory for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut
Whidden HP. Appalachian Trail Mammal Inventory for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. 2004-2006
Project containing the supporting documents and final deliverables of the mammal inventory conducted along 460 of Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Connecticut through Pennsylvania. Phase I of the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) program involves conducting inventories to document occurrence (presence/absence), and under certain circumstances, a variety of abundance categories for vertebrates and vascular plants (NPS 1999). Using existing verifiable data (e.g., voucher specimens) and field investigations, this effort will attempt to document 90% of the terrestrial mammal species expected to occur within park boundaries (NPS 1999). This information may be used to develop monitoring strategies for select species that will be conducted as part of a long-term monitoring program. Objectives: a) Survey Appalachian Trail fee and easement lands (33,460 acres, 430 miles) b) Survey the Appalachian Trail corridor (500' on either side of the 30 mile trail centerline) c) Document all mammals associated with the sites surveyed for focal species. The inventory will attempt to sample and identify the occurrences of as many species as possible even though the inventory methods and sampling procedures will be chosen to increase the likelihood of detecting the target species.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Whidden, Howard
- Units
- APPA , NETN
- Keywords
- Appalachian Trail, Connecticut, Mammal Inventory, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Products
- Appalachian Trail Mammal Inventory for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut - Project Proposal
- Task Agreement Number 001 - Cooperative Agreement Between the United States Department of the Interior and the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Request for an Extension on National Park Service Grant
- Appalachian Trail Mammal Inventory for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut