National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Species Shifts in Maturing Forests
Matthews E and Nortrup M. 2013. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Species Shifts in Maturing Forests. National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
This brief describes the changes in abundance of common forest trees, based on forest vegetation monitoring by the NCRN Inventory & Monitoring (NCRN I&M) program in all 11 network 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. Forest succession and exotic pests and pathogens are discussed.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Matthews, Elizabeth; Nortrup, Megan
- Date of Issue
- 2013-10
- Publisher
- National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
- Units
- ANTI , CATO , CHOH , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCR , NCRN , PRWI , ROCR , WOTR
- Keywords
- Abundance, 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, Red maple, Rock Creek Park, ROCR, Succession, Trees, tulip poplar, Virginia pine, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, WOTR