The Southwest Network Collaboration (SWNC): A joint effort between the Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
The Southwest Network Collaboration (SWNC): A joint effort between the Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network.
Through this collaboration, the networks (in varying combinations) share protocols, training, data management, and reporting responsibilities for seven different natural resource monitoring protocols: air quality, climate, invasive exotic plants, groundwater, landbirds, surface water (streams and seeps/springs/tinajas), and terrestrial vegetation & soils. The goal of the SWNC is to improve effectiveness and efficiency across all three networks.
- Type
- Program
- Authors
- National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Division
- Units
- CHDN , SODN , SOPN
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Ozone , Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Wet and Dry Deposition , Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Visibility and Particulate Matter , Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Groundwater Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Toxics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Riparian Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Sparsely Vegetated Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Grassland/Herbaceous Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Shrubland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex
Contents
- Climate and Water Resource Monitoring Protocols: Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
- Air Quality Monitoring Protocol: Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
- Exotic Plant Monitoring Protocol: Southern Plains Network, Sonoran Desert Network, and Chihuahuan Desert Network
- Landbird Monitoring Protocol: Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils Monitoring Protocol: Sonoran Desert Network and Chihuahuan Desert Network
- Grassland Monitoring Protocol: Southern Plains Network and Fire Group
- Dunes Monitoring Protocols - Dynamic, Stability and Integrity of the Gypsum Dune Field: Chihuahuan Desert Network, White Sands National Park