Friday, April 10, 2009
New Report Includes Detailed Protocols for Monitoring NW Forests
Conifer forests are the dominant vegetation type in most of the Pacific Northwest. As potential storehouses for atmospheric carbon, forests have an important role in future climate change. A new report by USGS scientists Andrea Woodward and Karen Hutten and co-authors from the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service describes comprehensive procedures for monitoring the status of forests in the three large parks of the North Coast and Cascades Network. Methods include a sample design that is statistically valid while addressing the difficult issues of safe and feasible access in these large, mountainous parks. USGS provides scientific research and the technology needed to support sound management and conservation of natural resources in the national parks of the Pacific Northwest.
Woodward, A., Hutten, K., Boetsch, J., Acker, S.A., Rochefort, R.M., Bivin, M.M., Kurth, L.L., 2009, Forest Vegetation Monitoring Protocol for National Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 2-A8, p. 228. [FullText] Catalog No: 1787
Contact:
Andrea
Woodward,
FRESC,
206-526-6282 x332,
andrea_woodward@usgs.gov
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