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报告编号	PB2016101730
	Integrated Upland Protocol of the Mojave Desert Network. Volume 2. Standard Operating Procedures.
	Pan, J. J; Craig, D; Robinson, D; Soukup, D. A; Starcevich, L. A. H.
英文摘要	The mission of the National Park Service is “to conserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment of this and future generations” (NPS 1999a). To uphold this goal, the Director of the NPS approved the Natural Resource Challenge to encourage national parks to focus on the preservation of the nation’s natural heritage through science, natural resource inventories, and expanded resource monitoring (NPS 1999a). Through the Natural Resources Challenge, NPS implemented the “Vital Signs Monitoring Program,” a long-term ecological monitoring program that will provide rigorous, scientifically-based information on the status and trends of park ecosystems. With data from this program, park managers will be better able to evaluate complex and challenging resource issues and make sound decisions that result in long-term protection of park ecosystems. Information on park resource conditions will also be useful for park planning, research, education, and public awareness. In 2000, 270 NPS units with substantial natural resources were organized into 32 inventory and monitoring (I&M) networks based on ecological similarity and geographic proximity as part of the Natural Resources Challenge. The Mojave Desert Network (MOJN) I&M was one of the networks created and includes seven NPS units in California, Nevada, and Arizona. MOJN is comprised of: Death Valley National Park (DEVA), Great Basin National Park (GRBA), Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR), Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE), Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ), Mojave National Preserve (MOJA), and Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (PARA). Collectively, these units encompass over 3.3 million hectares (8.3 million acres), or 9.7% of the total land area managed by NPS, making MOJN the largest network in terms of area in the lower 48 states. One of the monitoring protocols for MOJN I&M is the Integrated Upland protocol, which focuses on upland shrub communities and integrates vegetation, soils, and invasive species status and trend (S&T) monitoring. This document describes the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the MOJN I&M Integrated Upland protocol; that is, the steps required to collect, manage, and disseminate the data representing the status and trend of upland communities in MOJN parks.
英文关键词	Conservation Preservation National parks Natural resources management Park ecosystems Vital signs Inventory and monitoring Ecosystem health Vegetation change Invasive plants Soil erosion Soil disturbance Mojave Desert Network (MOJN
出版年	2015
语种	英语
国家	United States
来源学科分类	48D - Forestry ; 48B - Natural Resource Management ; 57H - Ecology ; 57C - Botany
URL	http://r.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?DbCode=KJBG&dbname=KJBGW&filename=5a02963e31c97d1c38a7d907
来源机构	National Park Service
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/273986
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pan, J. J,Craig, D,Robinson, D,et al. Integrated Upland Protocol of the Mojave Desert Network. Volume 2. Standard Operating Procedures.,2015.