Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve Vascular Plant Inventory
Panjabi SS and Decker K. 2002. Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve Vascular Plant Inventory. Colorado State University
As part of its biological inventory program, the National Park Service (NPS) contracted the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) in 2001-2002 to conduct a field inventory of vascular plants of Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve (GRSA). In 2001 the Rocky Mountain Network of the NPS developed a study plan for biological inventories for parks in the Network. Although detailed botanical research had been conducted in GRSA by H.N. Dixon (1999) and others, additional research was needed, particularly regarding the distribution of high elevation, rare, and non-native plants. The Network in cooperation with CNHP submitted a Biological Inventory Study Plan to the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program, which was approved. That Plan provides detailed information and guidance for biological inventories in all Rocky Mountain Network parks.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Panjabi, Susan; Decker, Karin
- Date of Issue
- 2002-12-30
- Publisher
- Colorado State University
- Units
- GRSA , ROMN
- Keywords
- Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Vascular Plant Inventory, Vegetation Composition Inventory