2000 Grand Canyon Fire Ecology Annual Report
Opperman T and Brannfors L. 2001. 2000 Grand Canyon Fire Ecology Annual Report. National Park Service. Grand Canyon, AZ
This Fire Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report summarizes the Fire Effects Monitoring Program activities from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. The following report justifies the existing plot network, details annual accomplishments, outlines plans for the future, and provides a data summary for information collected to date. There have been no significant changes to the monitoring protocols in the past year, and none are proposed for the future. The schedule for plot installations in 2001 is the most rigorous ever proposed and is possible only with the full-time commitment of the Fire Effects staff. Such a schedule is necessary to make-up for deficiencies in plot installations over the past seven years. With little prescribed fire activity planned for 2001, this is the perfect opportunity for numerous plot installations. Data analysis is not significantly different from previous years, except that minimum sample size has been recalculated with a new formula provided in the revised Fire Monitoring Handbook, and only one of the variables of interest meet minimum sample size. This means that we cannot assess 10 of our 11 variables with statistical confidence at this time. Due to concerns about staffing, housing, and new guidelines, it is recommended that the Regional Fire Ecologist conduct a full program review in the 2002 calendar year to ensure this program is on track.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Opperman, Tonja; Brannfors, Li
- Date of Issue
- 2001-02-22
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FIEC , GRCA
- Keywords
- Arizona, Biota, Colorado Plateau , Ecology, Environment, FIRE, Fire Effects, FMH, Grand Canyon National Park, Kaibab Plateau, Monitoring, Prescribed Fire, Vegetation, Wildfire
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Fire and Fuel Dynamics | Fire and Fuel Dynamics