National Capital Region Network 2008 Forest Vegetation Monitoring Report
Schmit JP, Campbell P, Parrish J. 2009. National Capital Region Network 2008 Forest Vegetation Monitoring Report. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NCRN/NRTR—2009/181. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report presents a summary of the forest monitoring data collected in 2008 by the National Capital Region Network Inventory and Monitoring Program. The data collected is used for reporting on three vital signs: forest condition, exotic invasive plant species, and forest pests and diseases. Monitoring was conducted on 100 forest plots randomly located throughout the parks in the National Capital Region Network. This data is part of a long term forest monitoring effort that will include 400 forest plots. One hundred plots are monitored each year, and any particular plot will be monitored once every four years. As this is the first time that this particular set of one hundred plots has been monitored, only status data is available. Trend data will become available once repeat monitoring of the plots begins.In 2008, monitoring took place in nine of the eleven parks of the network. The data collected includes information on the distribution, abundance and basal area of trees, saplings and seedlings and the quantity of coarse woody debris. Data was also collected on threats to the forest such as insect pests and exotic invasive plant species.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Schmit, John; Campbell, Patrick; Parrish, John
- Date of Issue
- 2009-03
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CATO , CHOH , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCRN , NRSS , PRWI , ROCR
- Keywords
- Forest, Forest Monitor, Forests, Monitoring, National Capital Region, NPS, Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, Vegetation, Vital Signs