A Proposal for Long-Term Ecological Monitoring in the Upper Rio Grande Basin at Bandelier National Monument, El Malpais National Monument, and Pecos National Historical Park
Allen CD, Parmenter R, Mabery K, Simpson B, Fletcher M. 1993. A Proposal for Long-Term Ecological Monitoring in the Upper Rio Grande Basin at Bandelier National Monument, El Malpais National Monument, and Pecos National Historical Park
We propose a collaboration between three NPS units and the University of New Mexico's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program to develop a network of long-term ecological monitoring (LTEM) sites within the mosaic of ecosystem types in central and northern New Mexico. Consistent data collection and analysis methods are already being employed across the geographic and ecological gradients of this network of sites. BAND, ELMA, and PECO will contribute a variety of coniferous forest monitoring sites to the network, as well as unique habitat types (montane riparian forests and ice caves) and disturbed ecosystems (post-fire ponderosa pine forests, cleared pastures in piñon-juniper woodlands).