Invasive exotic plant monitoring at HopewellCulture National Historical Park: Year 1 (2008)
Young C, Haack J, Weber M. 2008. Invasive exotic plant monitoring at HopewellCulture National Historical Park: Year 1 (2008). Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/HTLN/NRTR—2008/148. National Park Service. Fort Collins
In summary, this report provides information on invasive exotic plant abundance and distribution, as well as their ecological impacts and management difficulty to assist park natural resource managers in planning invasive exotic plant management on Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. During surveys in 2008, Davey Resource Group documented 34 high priority invasive plant species on Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Three of these plant species were not previously documented as occurring on the park based on NPSpecies, the service-wide database for plant information. Japanese honeysuckle, the most abundant invasive plant on Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, covered between 0.75 and 10.4 acres in the forests and restored prairies. Of the 34 invasive plant species, 26 occurred in fewer than 25% of transects and occupied less than 1 acre. The relatively low cover of these species is encouraging and suggests that eradication or at least successful control may be a viable management option for some species.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Young, Craig; Haack, Jennifer; Weber, Melanie
- Date of Issue
- 2008-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HOCU , HTLN , NRSS
- Keywords
- HTLN Exotic Plant Monitoring