SCPN Riparian Monitoring: Standard Operating Procedure #10. Vegetated vs Non-vegetated mapping
Southern Colorado Plateau Network. 2018. SCPN Riparian Monitoring: Standard Operating Procedure #10. Vegetated vs Non-vegetated mapping. SCPN
This SOP describes the methods for mapping of vegetated vs unvegetated areas (polygons) along riparian areas in the Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) to determine if the river channel is narrowing (becoming more vegetated) over time.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Southern Colorado Plateau Network
- Date of Issue
- 2018-09-27
- Publisher
- SCPN
- Units
- AZRU , BAND , CACH , CHCU , ELMA , ELMO , GLCA , GRCA , HUTR , MEVE , NAVA , PEFO , PETR , RABR , SAPU , SCPN , SUCR , WACA , WUPA , YUHO
- Keywords
- Ephemeral washes, fluvial geomorphic processes, ground water, hydrology, riparian monitoring, riparian vegetation, wadeable streams
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Groundwater Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Riparian Communities