Integrated upland monitoring protocol for the park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.04
Witwicki D, Thomas H, Weissinger R, Wight A, Topp S, Garman SL, Miller ME. 2012. Integrated upland monitoring protocol for the park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.04. Northern Colorado Plateau Network
This protocol consists of this protocol narrative and the following standard operating procedures (SOPs): SOP 1: Preparations for the Field Season and Equipment Needed SOP 2: Hiring and Training Field Technicians SOP 3: Using Global Positioning System (GPS) Units SOP 4: Crust-Friendly Field Procedures SOP 5: Site Characterization SOP 6: Establishing Plots and Setting up Transects SOP 7: Repeat Photos SOP 8: Measuring Vegetation and Surface Cover SOP 9: Measuring Canopy and Basal Gaps SOP 10: Measuring Shrub and Tree Seedling Density, Exotic Frequency, Species Richness, and Canopy Closure SOP 11: Soil Aggregate Stability SOP 12: Site Impact Assessment SOP 13: Measuring Overstory Trees SOP 14: Measuring Fuels SOP 15: Sampling Gambel Oak/Mixed Montane Shrub Plots SOP 16: Unknown Plant Species SOP 17: After the Field Season SOP 18: Data Management SOP 19: Data Analysis and Reporting SOP 20: Revising the Protocol SOP 21: Survey Design and Site Selection Refer to the "See Also" section for a link to the SOPs.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Witwicki, Dana; Thomas, Helen; Weissinger, Rebecca; Wight, Aneth; Topp, Sarah; Garman, Steven; Miller, Mark
- Date of Issue
- 2012-12
- Publisher
- Northern Colorado Plateau Network
- Units
- ARCH , BLCA , BRCA , CANY , CARE , CEBR , CURE , DINO , NCPN , TICA , ZION
- Keywords
- Monitoring, NCPN monitoring protocol, Plant Studies, soils, Upland, Uplands, vegetation
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , 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 | Forest/Woodland Communities
Other versions
- Upland vegetation and soils monitoring protocol for park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.07
- Integrated upland monitoring protocol for the park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.06
- Integrated upland monitoring protocol for the park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.05
- Integrated upland monitoring protocol for the park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.03
- Integrated upland monitoring protocol for the park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.02
- Integrated upland monitoring protocol for the park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.01
- Integrated upland monitoring protocol for the park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.00