A Vascular Plant Inventory for Four Parks of the National Capital Region. Appalachian Laboratory. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Frostburg, MD
Engelhardt K. 2005. A Vascular Plant Inventory for Four Parks of the National Capital Region. Appalachian Laboratory. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Frostburg, MD. Center for Urban Ecology
Vascular plant inventory of Antietam National Battlefield, Monocacy National Battlefield, Wolftrap National Park for the Performing Arts and a portion of Rock Creek Park. The Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service has a goal of documenting at least 90% of all species supported by each National Park. Towards this goal, we conducted a vascular plant inventory at four National Parks in the National Capital Region: Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI), Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO), Wolf Trap Farm Park (WOTR), and portions of Rock Creek Park (ROCR; Palisades and Glover Archbold). Plot sampling protocols developed by the North Carolina Vegetation Survey combined with walk-throughs were used to survey vegetation. Surveys were conducted from spring to fall in 2003 and 2004. We documented 529 species at ANTI, 438 at MONO, 197 at WOTR and 187 at ROCR. Species lists were carefully reviewed. A total of 156 collected vouchers were mounted for archiving. Species accumulation curves and Jackknife estimates suggest that more than 90% of all species were documented at each park.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Engelhardt, Katharina A.M.
- Date of Issue
- 2005-05-18
- Units
- ANTI , MONO , NCRN , ROCR , WOTR
- Keywords
- ANTI, biota inventory, Inventory, MONO, NPSpecies, Observations, plant inventory, ROCR, Vascular Plants, Vouchers, WOTR