Island monitoring task force three-year pilot project 2004-2006 : final report, methods manual, and GIS methods

Springuel N. 2008. Island monitoring task force three-year pilot project 2004-2006 : final report, methods manual, and GIS methods. Maine Sea Grant publication number: MSG-TR-08-01

This report contains three chapters: Island monitoring task force three-year pilot project 2004-2006 : final report (authored by N. Springuel) Island monitoring task force three-year pilot project 2004-2006 : methods manual (authored by N. Springuel) GIS methods : pathways for important GIS and GPS tasks of the island monitoring project (author not noted) ------------------- This report is the methods manual for field surveys conducted (in other reports). Field methods used on islands surveyed included: field mapping and GPS, survey checklist, campsite monitoring, trails monitoring, shoreline monitoring, intertidal monitoring, and photo transects. Includes photographic guides for categorizing tree damage, root exposure, ------------ Research recommendations: A table of summary recommendations is on page 17, with the recommendations categorized into the following sections: recommendations on developing a long term monitoring plan, recommendations for island managers, recommendations to enhance future field work, and recommendations specific to each method.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Springuel, Natalie
Date of Issue
2008
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Camping, Human Impact, Human Impacts, Inventory & Monitoring, Islands, Littoral Zone, Long Island, Mapping, Marine: intertidal, Recreation, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, Social Trails, Soil Compaction, Terrestrial, Trails, Trampling

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