Ozark National Scenic Riverways: Geologic Resources Inventory report.
Thornberry-Ehrlich TL. 2016. Ozark National Scenic Riverways: Geologic Resources Inventory report.. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2016/1307. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Geologic Resources Inventory (GRI) provides geologic map data and pertinent geologic information to support resource management and science-informed decision making in more than 270 natural resource parks throughout the National Park System. The GRI is one of 12 inventories funded by the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program. The Geologic Resources Division of the NPS Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate administers the GRI. This report synthesizes discussions from a scoping meeting held in 2001 and a follow-up conference call in 2015 (see Appendix A). Chapters of this report discuss the geologic setting, distinctive geologic features and processes within Ozark National Scenic Riverways, highlight geologic issues facing resource managers, describe the geologic history leading to the present-day landscape, and provide information about the previously completed GRI map data. Posters (in pocket) illustrate these data. The Map Unit Properties Table (in pocket) summarizes report content for each geologic map unit . This GRI report was written for resource managers to support science-informed decision making. It may also be useful for interpretation. The report was prepared using available geologic information, and the NPS Geologic Resources Division conducted no new fieldwork in association with its preparation. This report is supported by GRI-compiled GIS geologic map of the park and surrounding areas. The US Geological Survey produced the data used to create the GRI GIS data set (Weary et al. 2014 and 2016).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Thornberry-Ehrlich, Trista
- Date of Issue
- 2016-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRD , GRI , HTLN , NRSS , OZAR
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Hillslope Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Lake Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Cave/Karst Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Seismic Activity , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Paleontology | Paleontology