Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network (CUPN)
Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network (CUPN).
The Cumberland Piedmont Network (CUPN) Inventory and Monitoring Program was initiated in January 2001 to conduct biological inventories and examine the status and trends of ecosystem health. The CUPN consists of 14 parks with diverse cultural and natural resources distributed across seven states and six different physiographic regions. Ecosystems encompassed by the CUPN parks include three major components: aquatic systems, terrestrial systems, and sub-terrestrial cave systems. Parks in the Network range in size from 220 acres to almost 53,000 acres, and include four Revolutionary War parks, four Civil War parks, four national historic sites, one national preserve, and one national park. The Network’s largest park is Mammoth Cave National Park, a World Heritage Site that constitutes the core area of an International Biosphere Reserve. Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA) is the long-term ecological monitoring prototype for the National Park Service cave and karst biome category. Although most were established for the preservation of cultural resources, all CUPN parks contain significant natural resources. Examples include the limestone glades found at Chickamauga and Stones River National Battlefields; a pristine bog at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park; caves at Russell Cave National Monument, Lookout Mountain (Chattanooga), and MACA; prairie remnants at Cowpens National Battlefield; and nationally significant waters found at Little River Canyon National Preserve and MACA.
- Type
- Program
- Authors
- National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Division
- Units
- ABLI , CARL , CHCH , COWP , CUGA , CUPN , FODO , GUCO , KIMO , LIRI , MACA , NISI , RUCA , SHIL , STRI
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Ozone , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Cave Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex
Contents
- Cumberland Piedmont Network Water Quality Monitoring
- Cumberland Piedmont Network Cave Bats Monitoring
- Cumberland Piedmont Network Allegheny Woodrats Monitoring
- Cumberland Piedmont Network Ozone and Associated Foliar Injury Monitoring
- Cumberland Piedmont Network Cave Aquatic Biota Monitoring
- Cumberland Piedmont Network Cave Crickets Monitoring
- Cumberland Piedmont Network Invasive Species Early Detection
- Cumberland Piedmont Network Forest Vegetation Monitoring
See also
- Cumberland Piedmont Network and Mammoth Cave National Park Prototype Vital Signs Monitoring Plan
- Data Management Plan for the Cumberland Piedmont Network and Mammoth Cave National Park Prototype Monitoring Program