Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Kings Mountain National Military Park
Sundin G, Worsham L, Nibblelink NP, Mengak MT, Grossman G. 2012. Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Kings Mountain National Military Park. Natural Resource Report. Natural Resource Report NPS/ KIMO/NRR—2012/522. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of natural resources in Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO). It also addresses sets of stressors that threaten these resources and the biological integrity of habitats in the park. Because of the relatively recent start of I&M data collections at KIMO, this report can also play a role in directing future efforts for monitoring. This assessment focuses on vital signs outlined by the Cumberland/Piedmont Network, and on attributes for which recent I&M data collections have been conducted. Assessed attributes are roughly organized into broad groups of resources as follows: air, water, animal communities, plant communities, and landscape dynamics. Data used in the assessment included I&M reports and bio-inventories, spatial information, park-commissioned reports, publicly-available data (EPA Storet, National Landcover Datasets), and personal communication with park unit staff and other subject matter experts. No new field data were collected for this report. When available, published criteria were used to derive a condition assessment based on available data, and when appropriate, we identified opportunities for improved data collection to allow for stronger assessment in the future.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sundin, Gary; Worsham, Luke; Nibblelink, Nathan; Mengak, Michael; Grossman, Gary
- Date of Issue
- 2012-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CUPN , KIMO , NRSS
- Keywords
- Air, Amphibians, Birds, Climate, Condition assessment, Disease, Exotic Species, Fish, Herpetofauna, Indicators, Invasive Species, Landscape, Mammals, Natural Resource Condition Assessment Reports, Natural Resources, NRCA, Pests, Plants, Reptiles, Resource condition, Stressors, Threats, Trends, Water, Water Quality, Weather, Wildlife