FY2001 Annual Accomplishments Report for Inventories and Vital Signs Monitoring: Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN)
Dillon C, Johnson E, Foley M, Karish J. 2001. FY2001 Annual Accomplishments Report for Inventories and Vital Signs Monitoring: Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN)
The Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network includes eight national parks with significant natural resources in Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. In FY00, the network received funds from the Servicewide I&M program to identify data gaps in the inventory of vertebrates and vascular plants. The primary goal is to document the presence of 90% of species and have distribution and abundance for species of special management concern. We began to gather existing species data and populate nationally created databases including NPSpecies, NRBIB and the Data Set Catalog. In addition, where possible, we revised agreements with cooperators on inventories funded prior to FY2000 to require data management and sampling to meet the new guidelines for biological inventories. A pre-proposal was prepared that described the network parks, identified management issues, highlighted existing vertebrate and vascular plant data, suggested inventory needs and priorities by park, and listed subject matter experts. Park managers and subject matter experts were interviewed to identify data gaps, and for some parks, a workshop was held to set priorities and identify potential cooperators for needed inventories.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Dillon, Constantine; Johnson, Elizabeth; Foley, Mary; Karish, John
- Date of Issue
- 2001
- Units
- NCBN
- Keywords
- 2253103, Annual Accomplishments Report, Inventories and Vital Signs Monitoring, NCBN, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network