National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Vines on Trees at Forest Edges
Matthews E and Nortrup M. 2016. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Vines on Trees at Forest Edges. National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
This brief describes how climbing vines and forest edges effects tree growth rates and tree mortality, and the ecological differences between native versus non-native vine species. This brief concerns all 11 parks of the NCRN Inventory & Monitoring (NCRN I&M) program including: 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. Uses NCRN forest monitoring data from 2007-2014.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Matthews, Elizabeth; Nortrup, Megan
- Date of Issue
- 2016-07
- Publisher
- National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
- Units
- ANTI , CATO , CHOH , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCR , NCRN , PRWI , ROCR , WOTR
- Keywords
- ANTI, Antietam National Battlefield, CATO, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, CHOH, climbing vines, exotic invasive plants, Forest Brief, Forest Vegetation, George Washington Memorial Parkway, GWMP, HAFE, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, lianas, 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, Rock Creek Park, ROCR, tree growth rates, tree mortality, Vines, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, WOTR