Chihuahuan Desert Network vital signs monitoring plan
National Park Service, Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network. 2010. Chihuahuan Desert Network vital signs monitoring plan. Natural Resource Report. NPS/CHDN/NRR—2010/188. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The complex task of developing ecological monitoring requires a front-end investment in planning and design to ensure that monitoring will meet the most critical information needs and produce ecologically relevant and scientifically credible data that are accessible to managers in a timely manner. The CHDN monitoring program is being developed over four years, with specific objectives and reporting requirements for each of three planning phases. This final vital signs monitoring plan: 1. Outlines CHDN monitoring goals and the planning process used to develop the monitoring program; 2. Summarizes existing information concerning park natural resources and resource management issues across the network; 3. Provides a conceptual model framework for CHDN park ecosystems; 4. Selects and prioritizes vital signs; 5. Presents a sampling framework for aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in parks; 6. Summarizes monitoring protocols; 7. Describes the network’s approach to data management; and 8. Provides information on program administration, operations, and funding.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service, Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network
- Date of Issue
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- AMIS , BIBE , CAVE , CHDN , FODA , GUMO , NRSS , RIGR , WHSA
- Keywords
- Air Quality, Animal Studies, Aquatic Studies, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate, conceptual ecological model, Invasive Species, Inventory, Monitoring Plan, Natural Resources, Physical Sciences, Planning Document, Plant Studies, Protocol development, Sampling Design, Vital Signs, Vital Signs Monitoring Plan, Water Quality, Water Resources