Northern Colorado Plateau Network upland monitoring SOPs: 2014 field season

Northern Colorado Plateau Network. 2014. Northern Colorado Plateau Network upland monitoring SOPs: 2014 field season

This document contains the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN) upland monitoring SOPs used during the 2014 field season. The following SOPs are included: 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 protocol narrative.

Type
Standard Operating Procedure
Authors
Northern Colorado Plateau Network
Date of Issue
2014
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

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