Process and results of choosing and prioritizing vital signs for the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network
Route B. 2004. Process and results of choosing and prioritizing vital signs for the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network. Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network Reports. GLKN/2004/05. Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network. Ashland, Wisconsin
Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS), Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network is responsible for designing a long-term ecological monitoring program for nine national park units in a four state area around the western Great Lakes. The program is part of a national effort by the NPS to monitor key natural resources, termed Vital Signs, in parks around the country. This report documents the results and process the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network used to determine which resources to monitor in the nine parks. The Network and its partner parks selected and prioritized 48 Vital Signs for long-term monitoring. High priority Vital Signs include water quality, invasive species, terrestrial plants, bird communities, and land cover/land use.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Route, Bill
- Date of Issue
- 2004
- Publisher
- Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network
- Units
- APIS , GLKN , GRPO , INDU , ISRO , MISS , PIRO , SACN , SLBE , VOYA
- Keywords
- bird communities, Invasive Species, land cover/land use, Long-Term Monitoring, terrestrial plants, Water Quality