Upper Columbia Basin Network riparian condition monitoring protocol: Effectiveness monitoring for streams and riparian areas - sampling protocol for vegetation parameters; (appendix B to narrative version 1.0)
Leary RJ and Ebertowski P. 2011. Upper Columbia Basin Network riparian condition monitoring protocol: Effectiveness monitoring for streams and riparian areas - sampling protocol for vegetation parameters; (appendix B to narrative version 1.0). Natural Resource Report. NPS/UCBN/NRR—2011/463.B. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
The protocols in this appendix were written by the United States Forest Service – PACFISH/INFISH Biological Opinion Effectiveness Monitoring Program (PIBO-EM). The sampling design found in this protocol has been extensively evaluated by the PIBO program in a number of publications (Coles-Ritchie 2005, Coles-Ritchie et al. 2004, and Coles-Ritchie et al. 2007) and by more than 10 years of field work (Archer et al. 2009). The use of an existing tested protocol and trained field crew will promote data quality and integration of data from the UCBN with data collected throughout the region. This approach will provide a unique opportunity to examine park riparian resources relative to regional status and trends. A more detailed description of the PIBO programs purpose and approach to monitoring can be found in Kershner et al. (2004b) and Henderson et al. (2005).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Leary, Ryan; Ebertowski, Peter
- Date of Issue
- 2011-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
- Units
- IMDP , NRSS , UCBN
- Keywords
- Monitoring, Riparian Protocol, Riparian Vegetation, Stream Habitat
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Riparian Communities