Non-Native Plant Survey at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Wood, Shana D. and Rew, Lisa J.. 2005. Non-Native Plant Survey at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Montana State University. Bozeman, MT
This report presents the results of a non-native plant survey performed in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA) in 2004. The purpose of the survey was to identify and map the distribution of non-native plant species that were of concern to park resource managers or were known to be potentially invasive in other areas. The survey at GRSA was part of a larger inventory and mapping project initiated by the Intermountain Region (IMR) of the National Park Service (NPS). Several cooperators mapped 19 national parks in the Intermountain Region of the western US. The goals of the IMR project were to develop a database that would assist resource managers with invasive plant management and control, provide baseline data for long term monitoring efforts, and facilitate data sharing within the NPS and with external agencies. The specific goals of resource managers at Great Sand Dunes were: • to develop maps of non-native plant species to assist with non-native plant management, • to search newly acquired lands for non-native plant presence, • to identify areas with relatively few non-native plants, • to search for potential new invaders.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Wood, Shana D.; Rew, Lisa J.
- Date of Issue
- 2005
- Publisher
- Montana State University
- Units
- GRSA , IMR , ROMN
- Keywords
- Exotic plants, GIS, Great Sand Dunes, invasive plants, inventory, mapping, survey, vegetation, weeds
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex