Habitat-Based Bird Community Monitoring Protocol for the Southern Colorado Plateau Network.

摘要

The Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) has elected to monitor habitat-based bird communities as a core vital sign representing the overall health and condition of park natural resources (Thomas et al. 2006). The goal of bird community monitoring is to acquire data on the status and trends of bird communities within habitats where SCPN is monitoring integrated upland or riparian vegetation, also core vital signs for the network. These vital signs are closely integrated and together they provide information critical to understanding trends in ecosystem integrity for network parks.