SOP #10: Conducting Community Vegetation Monitoring. Version 2.01. Pacific Island Network Focal Terrestrial Plant Communities Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
Ainsworth A, Gross J, Akamine K. 2025. SOP #10: Conducting Community Vegetation Monitoring. Version 2.01. Pacific Island Network Focal Terrestrial Plant Communities Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.. National Park Service
This SOP describes how to collect Pacific Island Network (PACN) Focal Terrestrial Plant Communities (FTPC) monitoring data to quantify plant composition and structure. Data on different plant life forms are collected in different sized plots to maximize the efficiency of field sampling. A master equipment list for the entire FTPC monitoring protocol can be found in SOP #1 Before the Field Season. The master equipment list should be updated as needed if this SOP is revised. Procedures for navigating using a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit are provided in SOP #6 Using Garmin GPS Units. Prior to navigating to a plot, sanitation procedures outlined in SOP #4 Sanitation Protocol must be followed. Once at a plot, procedures to establish a plot is explained in SOP #9 Establishing and Marking Vegetation Monitoring Plots. Procedures for taking photographs and points in Field Maps are provided in SOP #8 Using ArcGIS Field Maps App. Data forms for recording field observations are in Appendix E: Forms for Recording Field Data.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Ainsworth, Alison; Gross, Jacob; Akamine, Kathryn
- Date of Issue
- 2025-03-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- AMME , HALE , HAVO , KAHO , KALA , NPSA , PACN , WAPA
- Keywords
- Field Surveys, Focal Terrestrial Plant Communities, Non-native Plants, Transect Monitoring