SECN Monitoring [Current]: Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in Southeast Coast Network Parks
Boyle MF . SECN Monitoring [Current]: Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in Southeast Coast Network Parks. 2019. National Park Service
The Southeast Coast Network conducts long-term terrestrial vegetation monitoring in 15 National Park units as part of the nationwide Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service. Vegetation on parks is monitored as a key vital sign and indicator of overall ecosystem health because changes in its condition reflects effects of stressors such as extreme weather, disease, invasive species, fire, and land use change. Plants also provide the structured habitat and food resources on which other species depend. Monitoring plants and their associated communities over time can allow for targeted understanding of ecosystems within the Southeast Coast Network geography and provide managers information about the degree of change within park’s natural vegetation. Terrestrial vegetation monitoring takes place within natural vegetation areas of 15 national park units within the Southeast Coast Network. Parks include Canaveral National Seashore (CANA), Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA), Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO), Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT), Congaree National Park (CONG), Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS), Fort Frederica National Monument (FOFR), Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA), Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU), Fort Sumter National Monument (FOSU), Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE), Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (KEMO), Moores Creek National Battlefield (MOCR), Ocmulgee National Monument (OCMU), and Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU).
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Boyle, Maxwell
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CAHA , CALO , CANA , CHAT , CONG , CUIS , FOFR , FOMA , FOPU , FOSU , HOBE , KEMO , MOCR , OCMU , TIMU
- Keywords
- SECN, Southeast Coast Network, vegetation, vegetation monitoring
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex
Program
Products
- SECN Operational Review (2022): Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in Southeast Coast Network Parks - Protocol Implementation Plan
- SECN Operational Review (2021): Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in Southeast Coast Network Parks - Protocol Implementation Plan
- Southeast Coast Network Vegetation Monitoring Resource Briefs 2021-2024
- Standard Operating Procedure 1.1.05 Plot Photo Points Version 2.1
- Standard Operating Procedure 1.4.07 Field Season Preparation—Version 1.2
- Standard Operating Procedure 1.4.10 Site Selection, Plot Establishment, and Return Visits—Version 1.2
- Standard Operating Procedure 1.4.11 Tree Measurements—Version 1.2
- Standard Operating Procedure 1.4.12 Fuel Load Measurements—Version 1.1
- Standard Operating Procedure 1.4.14 Species Diversity and Seedling/Sapling Measurements—Version 1.1
- Standard Operating Procedure 1.4.15 U.S. National Vegetation Classification Identification- Version 1.0
- Standard Operating Procedure 1.4.16 Soil Measurements—Version 1.1
- Standard Operating Procedure 2.4.05 Data Management, Quality Assurance and Quality Control—Version 1.2
- Standard Operating Procedure 2.4.06 Data Analysis and Reporting—Version 1.0
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Canaveral National Seashore: 2022 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Canaveral National Seashore: 2022 data summary—version 1.1
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Cape Hatteras National Seashore: 2019 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Cape Lookout National Seashore: 2022 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: 2021 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Congaree National Park: 2021 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Cumberland Island National Seashore: 2020 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Fort Frederica National Monument: 2020 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Fort Matanzas National Monument: 2019 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Fort Pulaski National Monument: 2019 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: 2022 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: 2021 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Moores Creek National Battlefield: 2022 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park: 2021 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: 2019 data summary
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: 2019 data summary—Version 2.0
- Data Package: Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in National Parks of the Southeast Coast Network, 2019-2023
- Terrestrial vegetation monitoring in Southeast Coast Network parks: Protocol implementation plan
- SECN Operational Review (2019): Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in Southeast Coast Network Parks - Protocol Implementation Plan
- SECN Operational Review (2023): Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in Southeast Coast Network Parks - Protocol Implementation Plan
- SECN Operational Review (2024): Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in Southeast Coast Network Parks - Protocol Implementation Plan
- Vegetation Community Monitoring Raw Dataset
- SECN Vegetation Community Monitoring Data System
- Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: 2023 Data Summary—Cycle 2 and Newly Established Cycle 1 Plots
- Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring in Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve 2023: Supplemental Materials
- Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring at Cape Hatteras National Seashore 2023 Data Summary: Supplemental Materials
- Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring at Cape Hatteras National Seashore: 2023 Data Summary—Cycle 2 and Newly Established Cycle 1 Plots