National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Forests in a Regional Context
Nortrup M and Schmit J. 2012. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Forests in a Regional Context. National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
This brief describes results of forest vegetation monitoring by the National Capital Region Network Inventory & Monitoring (NCRN I&M) program in all 11 network parks as compared to other eastern parks. NCRN parks include: Antietam NB, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Harpers Ferry NHP, Manasass NBP, Monocacy NB, National Capital Parks - East, Prince William Forest Park, Rock Creek Park, and Wolf Trap NP for the Performing Arts. Seedling density and exotic invasive plant diversity and distribution are compared by park.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Nortrup, Megan; Schmit, John Paul
- Date of Issue
- 2012-02
- Publisher
- National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
- Units
- ANTI , CATO , CHOH , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCR , NCRN , PRWI , ROCR , WOTR
- Keywords
- ANTI, Antietam National Battlefield, CATO, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, CHOH, exotic invasive plants, Forest Brief, Forest Vegetation, George Washington Memorial Parkway, GWMP, HAFE, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, MANA, Manasass National Battlefield Park, MONO, Monocacy National Battlefield, NACE, National Capital Parks - East, National Capital Region, National Capital Region Network, NCR, NCRN, Prince William Forest Park, PRWI, Rock Creek Park, ROCR, seedling density, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, WOTR