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

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