ERMN Monitoring Vegetation and Soil (2007-ongoing)
Perles S. ERMN Monitoring Vegetation and Soil (2007-ongoing). 2007-2023. National Park Service
Vital Signs Forest, Woodland, Shrubland, and Riparian Vegetation; Invasive Species — Status and Trends; Soil Function and Dynamics; Early Detection of Invasive Species https://www.nps.gov/im/ermn/vegetation-soils.htm Rationale Vegetation is the dominant land cover throughout ERMN parks and numerous ecological and anthropogenic forces affect the parks’ vegetation and soils. This protocol will provide park managers with comprehensive long-term data about the status of the parks’ vegetation and soil resources and how they are changing over time. Availability of these monitoring data will increase managers’ knowledge, improve their ability to steward park resources, and allow them adjust to and mitigate threats to the parks’ vegetation. Monitoring Effort all ERMN parks except Upper Delaware SRR Monitoring Objectives Three broad questions guide the monitoring program: 1. How are vegetation composition, structure, and demography changing over time in relation to weather, climate, landscape dynamics, invasive species, deer browse, and natural processes such as gap formation and succession? 2. How are soil and soil fertility changing in relation to acid and nutrient deposition? 3. How do park and network status and trends compare to regional trends, historical data, and desired future conditions? Protocol: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Collection/Profile/4293 Data: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Collection/Profile/9956 Data Summaries: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Collection/Profile/4294 Data Analysis and Publication: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Collection/Profile/9970 Communication: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Collection/Profile/9957
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Perles, Stephanie
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ALPO , BLUE , DEWA , ERMN , FONE , FRHI , GARI , JOFL , NERI
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Infestations and Disease | Insect Pests , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Infestations and Disease | Plant Diseases , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities
Program
Products
- Probable Failure of Forest Regeneration Requires Sustained Management in Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Probable Failure of Forest Regeneration Requires Sustained Management in Bluestone National Scenic River
- Probable Failure of Forest Regeneration Requires Sustained Management in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Probable Failure of Forest Regeneration Requires Sustained Management in Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Probable Failure of Forest Regeneration Requires Sustained Management in Friendship Hill National Historic Site
- Probable Failure of Forest Regeneration Requires Sustained Management in Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Probable Failure of Forest Regeneration Requires Sustained Management in Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Probable Failure of Forest Regeneration Requires Sustained Management in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
- Condition of vegetation communities in Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial: Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network summary report 2007–2009
- Condition of vegetation communities in Bluestone National Scenic River, Gauley River National Recreation Area and New River Gorge National River: Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network summary report 2007–2009
- Condition of vegetation communities in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network summary report 2007–2009
- Condition of vegetation communities in Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National Historic Site: Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network summary report 2007–2009
- Forest health monitoring in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network: 2009–2012 summary report
- Vegetation and soil monitoring protocol for the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network, Version 3
- Long-term forest health monitoring program in the Eastern Rivers and Mountain Network: Evaluation of the statistical power to detect temporal trends
- Condition of soils in Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network parks
- The future of our oak forests: can fire and fences sustain oak forests for the future?, Forest Vegetation, 2014 Resource Brief
- Forest Health in a Regional Context, Forest Vegetation, 2011 Resource Brief
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Forest Vegetation, 2009 Resource Brief
- Bluestone National Scenic River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and New River Gorge National River, ERMN Forest Vegetation, 2009 Resource Brief
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Forest Vegetation, 2009 Resource Brief
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Forest Vegetation, 2009 Resource Brief
- Forest dynamics in national parks in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network.
- Seeing the Forest and the Trees: DEWA, ERMN Vegetation and Soil Monitoring, 2016 Resource Brief
- Seeing the Forest and the Trees: BLUE, GARI, NERI, ERMN Vegetation and Soil Monitoring, 2016 Resource Brief
- Evaluation of a Regional Monitoring Program's Statistical Power to Detect Temporal Trends in Forest Health Indicators
- Short-Term Vegetation Responses Following Windthrow Disturbance on Preserved Forest Lands
- Vegetation monitoring in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network: Quality assurance plan Version 1.0
- Silent Witnesses, Old Trees are Hiding in Our Midst, ERMN Resource Brief
- Landscape-scale tree growth dynamics at three southern West Virginia National Parks: Bluestone National Scenic River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and New River Gorge National River
- National parks in the eastern United States harbor important older forest structure compared with matrix forests
- Overabundant deer and invasive plants drive widespread regeneration debt in eastern United States national parks
- ArcGIS StoryMap - Case Studies in Deer Management
- Forest Health Monitoring in Friendship Hill National Historic Site
- Forest Health Monitoring in Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Forest Health Monitoring in Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Forest Health Monitoring in Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Research Report: Forest vegetation monitoring in eastern parks
- SOP Collection: Version 13.0 (2024). ERMN Vegetation and Soil Monitoring Protocol, Standard Operating Procedures
- Forest health monitoring summary data (2007–2024) from eight national parks in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network
- Outside Science (inside parks): Monitoring Vegetation at New River Gorge
- Forest Health Data Summaries for Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (2007 – 2024)
- Forest Health Data Summaries for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (2007 – 2024)
- Forest Health Data Summaries for Fort Necessity National Battlefield (2007 – 2024)
- Forest Health Data Summaries for Friendship Hill National Historic Site (2007 – 2024)
- Forest Health Data Summaries for Johnstown Flood National Memorial (2007 – 2024)