National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Forest Regeneration 2019
Schmit JP and Nortrup M. 2020. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Forest Regeneration 2019. National Park Service
National Capital Region Network Inventory & Monitoring (NCRN I&M) forest monitoring data (2015-2019) shows that numbers of tree seedlings and small saplings are inadequate for forest regeneration in all 11 network parks: Antietam NB, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Harpers Ferry NHP, Manasass NBP, Monocacy NB, National Capital Parks - East, Prince William Forest Park, Rock Creek Park, and Wolf Trap NP for the Performing Arts.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Schmit, John; Nortrup, Megan
- Date of Issue
- 2020-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ANTI , BAWA , CATO , CHOH , FOWA , GREE , GRFA , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCR , NCRN , PISC , PRWI , ROCR , WOTR
- Keywords
- eastern deciduous forest, Forest Brief, forest regeneration, Forest Vegetation, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, NCRN, overbrowsing, saplings, seedling stocking index, seedlings, stocking, Trees, understory
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities