Natural resource condition assessment for Vicksburg National Military Park
Sundin G, Worsham L, Nibbelink N, Grossman G, Mengak M. 2014. Natural resource condition assessment for Vicksburg National Military Park. Natural Resource Report. NPS/VICK/NRR—2014/769. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report provides an assessment of the state of selected natural resources at Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK). It discusses threats and stressors that affect these resources. This assessment focuses on vital signs outlined by the Gulf Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network (GULN), as well as other attributes relevant to the park’s natural resources. Assessed attributes are roughly organized into broad groups of resources as follows: atmospheric deposition, weather and climate, water quality, vegetation, animal communities, and adjacent land use. Eleven ecological attributes were assessed at the park level for this report. Based on the number of rankings falling within each condition category, the overall summary of natural resource assessments is as follows: 27.3% good, 36.3% fair, 18.2% poor, and 18.2% not ranked. Trend was not assessed for most attributes. For assessed attributes, 18% had improving trends, 18% had stable trends, and no trend was assigned for the remaining 64%. For assessed attributes, data quality was very good for 36.3%, good for 27.3% marginal for 27.3% and poor for 9.1%. Assessment method and data quality were both highly variable among assessed attributes, and therefore condition rankings are not necessarily directly comparable.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sundin, G.; Worsham, L.; Nibbelink, N.; Grossman, G.; Mengak, M.
- Date of Issue
- 2014-02
- Units
- NRSS , VICK
- Keywords
- Air, Amphibians, Birds, Climate, Condition assessment, Disease, Exotic Species, Fish, Geology, Herpetofauna, Indicators, Invasive Species, Landscape, Mammals, Natural Resources, NRCA, Pests, Plants, Reptiles, Resource condition, Soils, Stressors, Threats, Trends, Water, Water Quality, Weather, Wildlife