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Appalachian National Scenic Trail vital signs monitoring plan / Fred Dieffenbach.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Dieffenbach, Fred, author.
- Series:
- Natural resources report ; 2011/2011/389.
- Natural resource report ; NPS/NETN/NRR--2011/2011/389
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Appalachian Trail.
- Nature conservation--Appalachian Region.
- Nature conservation.
- Forest conservation--Appalachian Region.
- Forest conservation.
- National parks and reserves--Appalachian Region.
- National parks and reserves.
- Environmental monitoring--Appalachian Region.
- Environmental monitoring.
- Appalachian Region.
- United States--Appalachian Trail.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 125 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Fort Collins, Colorado : U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center, 2011.
- Contents:
- Introduction and background. Introduction
- Purpose of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail Environmental Monitoring Program
- Monitoring goals and strategies
- Ecological resources of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Conceptual ecological models
- Introduction
- Terrestrial systems
- Forests
- Freshwater aquatic systems
- Wetlands
- System drivers and processes
- Stressors
- Selecting and prioritizing vital signs. Introduction
- Strategy
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail vital signs
- Summary
- Monitoring approach. Introduction
- Generic sampling frame
- HUC10 shell
- Sampling concepts
- Monitoring projects and protocols. Introduction
- Protocols being developed
- Existing long-term programs
- Additional monitoring
- Data management. Objectives and goals
- Infrastructure
- Roles and responsibilities
- Database design
- Data acquisition and management
- Quality assurance and quality control
- Documentation
- Records management and archiving
- Data analysis and reporting. Introduction
- Data analysis
- Communicating the monitoring program
- Administration. Introduction
- Administration
- Income, expenses and staffing
- Partnerships
- Revisions
- Schedule. Protocols currently being implemented
- Protocols currently being developed
- Protocols under consideration
- Literature cited.
- Notes:
- "NPS 632/107644, May 2011"--Page ii.
- "Experience your America"--Page 4 of cover.
- Includes tables.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-68).
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (NPS.gov website, viewed March 6, 2020).
- OCLC:
- 1143418317
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