Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils Monitoring Protocol: Sonoran Desert Network and Chihuahuan Desert Network
Sonoran Desert Network. Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils Monitoring Protocol: Sonoran Desert Network and Chihuahuan Desert Network. 2012. National Park Service
As part of their long-term monitoring programs, the Sonoran Desert Network and Chihuahuan Desert Network identified terrestrial vegetation and soils as high-priority vital signs for monitoring. The goals of this monitoring are to determine status and trends in (1) vegetative cover of common native and non-native perennial plant species and a small suite of non-native annual plant species, (2) frequency of uncommon native and non-native species in terrestrial ecosystems, (3) density of columnar cacti and ocotillo, (4) soil cover and cover and frequency of biological soil crusts, (5) surface soil aggregate stability, and (6) soil bulk density.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Sonoran Desert Network
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CAGR , CHDN , CHIR , CORO , FOBO , GICL , MOCA , ORPI , SAGU , SODN , TONT
- Keywords
- protocol, uplands
- Subjects
- 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 | Vegetation Complex
Program
- Sonoran Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network (SODN)
- The Southwest Network Collaboration (SWNC): A joint effort between the Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
- Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network (CHDN)
Products
- Terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring at Fort Davis National Historic Site: Status report
- 2008 Fort Bowie NHS Uplands Monitoring
- 2009 Gila Cliff Dwellings NM Uplands Monitoring
- 2009 Saguaro NP (RMD) Uplands Monitoring
- Protocol Summary: Uplands Monitoring in the Sonoran Desert Network and Chihuahuan Desert Network
- Status of terrestrial vegetation and soils at Tonto National Monument
- Status of terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring at Chiricahua National Monument, 2007–2010
- Terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: 2008 status report
- Terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring at Fort Bowie National Historic Site: 2008 status report
- Terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument: 2009 status report
- Terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring in Coronado National Memorial, 2009–2010
- Terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring in the Rincon Mountain District, Saguaro National Park, 2008–2009
- Status of terrestrial vegetation and soils at Montezuma Castle National Monument, 2010–2011
- Terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring in the Rincon Mountain District, Saguaro National Park, 2008–2010
- Terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring in the Tucson Mountain District, Saguaro National Park, 2009–2010
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 1.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 2.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 3.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 4.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 5.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 6.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 7.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 8.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 9.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils Monitoring Protocol and Standard Operating Procedures: Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert Networks, Version 1.1
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring data for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert Networks: 2007 - 2019
- Status of terrestrial vegetation and soils at San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge
- Status and trends of terrestrial vegetation and soils at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 2008–2016
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 10.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring data for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert Networks: 2007 - 2019
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 11.00
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert: Version 12.00