Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, vascular plant inventory, final technical report
Lipkin R. 2005. Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, vascular plant inventory, final technical report. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/AKR/SWAN/NRTR—2005/06. National Park Service, Southwest Alaska Network. Anchorage, AK
In 2004 the Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP) conducted a vascular plant inventory of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA) in accordance with a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service (NPS). The primary goal was to document greater than 90% of the vascular plant species expected to occur within the Park and to significantly improve our understanding of current species distributions, particularly species of special concern. The inventory targeted diverse habitat types and poorly-sampled areas within ANIA. The AKNHP and NPS staff visited ANIA from 1 – 27 July 2004 and sampled intensively within most ecogeographic regions. A total of 389 collections were made representing 247 vascular plant taxa. Duplicate or triplicate sheets are present for many of the collections. Of these taxa, 170 are new records for ANIA. Prior to 2004, ca. 74% of the expected taxa had been documented (237 taxa from an estimated expected flora of 320). After the 2004 field season, the number of known taxa increased to 407, representing 96% of the vascular plant taxa expected in the Park. A number of finds were significant range extensions or species of conservation concern. Fourteen of the taxa are considered rare by the AKNHP, including one species new to Alaska, the moonwort Botrychium pedunculosum W.H. Wagner. No introduced plant species were found in ANIA.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lipkin, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 2005-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Southwest Alaska Network
- Units
- ANIA , NRSS , SWAN
- Keywords
- Aniakchak Caldera, Aniakchak River, biological inventories, Black Creek Lagoon, Garden Wall, Gates, Meshik Camp, Meshik River, Packer’s Cabin, species of conservation concern, vascular plants, Waterfall Creek
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Complex