Protocol for monitoring the Vehicle Management Plan (VMP) at Denali National Park and Preserve v.1.0
Clark WC and Bracher TA. 2018. Protocol for monitoring the Vehicle Management Plan (VMP) at Denali National Park and Preserve v.1.0. Denali National Park and Preserve Road Ecology Program
This narrative discusses some history of vehicle management by park management in Denali National Park and Preserve and how a monitoring program, the Vehicle Management Plan (VMP), was developed. This narrative describes monitoring sites and defines indicators used by the VMP to assess traffic impacts on park resources. Details for data collection methods, data management, and analysis methods can be found in a series of standard operating procedures (SOP) published in IRMA under the collection https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2257444.
- Type
- Protocol Narrative
- Authors
- Clark, William; Bracher, Taylor
- Date of Issue
- 2018-12
- Publisher
- Denali National Park and Preserve Road Ecology Program
- Units
- DENA
- Keywords
- carrying capacity, indicators, long-term resource monitoring, social science, transportation, vehicle management, visitor experience, wildlife
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Visitor and Recreation Use | Visitor Use , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Cultural Landscapes | Cultural Landscapes , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Soundscape | Soundscape , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Viewscape | Viewscape/Dark Night Sky