Forested Vernal Pond Vegetation Monitoring in Cape Cod National Seashore: Summary of 2011 Field Work and Comparisons to 1997 and 2006 Data.

摘要

Vegetation of vernal ponds across the glaciated region of Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) was surveyed in 1997, 2006, and 2011. This report summarizes the most recent data (2011) and contains analyses of temporal changes among years. The monitoring was conducted as a precursor to developing a long-term protocol for tracking the vegetation communities in these systems through time.