SOP 8: Periodic Review version 1.0, SEAN/GLBA Kittlitz's murrelet monitoring program
Hoekman S, Johnson W, Moynahan B, Sergeant C. 2010. SOP 8: Periodic Review version 1.0, SEAN/GLBA Kittlitz's murrelet monitoring program. NPS SEAN. Juneau, Alaska
Periodic review reports will be created at ~six-year intervals (or as needed) and provide more in-depth, sophisticated, and open-ended analyses of survey data than annual reports (see SOP 7). Primary objectives are to 1) estimate trend for on-water populations of KIMU and MAMU in the survey area, 2) test key assumptions of monitoring methods, 3) review current information and summarize implications for the monitoring protocol, 4) assess ability of the monitoring program to meet objectives, and 5) recommend changes to the monitoring protocol. Additional objectives can meet specific needs, such as developing or adopting improved survey or analytic methods or conducting research targeting critical information gaps. Periodic reviews require advanced statistical expertise and might be contracted to external personnel, who will develop review objectives and methods in coordination with the Project Leader, SEAN Ecologist, and other relevant parties.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Hoekman, Steven; Johnson, William; Moynahan, Brendan; Sergeant, Christopher
- Date of Issue
- 2010
- Publisher
- NPS SEAN
- Units
- GLBA , SEAN
- Keywords
- Glacier Bay, Kittlitz's murrelet, marbled murrelet, murrelet, sop, standard operating procedure
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds