Institutionalizing an effective long-term monitoring program in the US National Park Service

2012 ◽  
pp. 481-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven G. Fancy ◽  
Robert E. Bennetts
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
National Park Service ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
The Us ◽  
Park Service ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring

Biscayne National Park colonial nesting birds monitoring protocol—Version 1.1

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Muxo ◽  
Kevin Whelan ◽  
Raul Urgelles ◽  
Joaquin Alonso ◽  
Judd Patterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
National Park Service ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Colonial Nesting ◽  
Wading Bird ◽  
Park Service ◽  
Biscayne National Park ◽  
Bird Colonies

Breeding colonies of wading birds (orders Ciconiiformes, Pelecaniformes) and seabirds (orders Suliformes, Pelecaniformes) serve as important indicators of aquatic ecosystem health, as they respond to changes in food abundance and quality, contaminants, invasive species, and disturbance. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Restoration Coordination & Verification program (CERP-RECOVER) has identified wading-bird colonies as an important ecosystem restoration indicator. The National Park Service South Florida/Caribbean Inventory & Monitoring Network (SFCN) ranked colonial nesting birds eighth out of 44 vital signs of park natural resource conditions for ecological significance and feasibility. However, while large-scale monitoring efforts are occurring in the rest of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, only minimal historic data collection and no extensive ongoing monitoring of wading bird and seabird nesting have occurred in Biscayne National Park. Consequently, due to their high importance as biological indicators and because they are a gap occurring in regional monitoring efforts, the network has initiated a monitoring program of colonial nesting birds in Biscayne National Park. This protocol provides the rationale, approach, and detailed Standard Operating Procedures for annual colonial bird monitoring within and close to Biscayne National Park and conforms to the Oakley et al. (2003) guidelines for National Park Service long-term monitoring protocols. The specific objectives of this monitoring program are to determine status and long-term trends in: Numbers and locations of active colonies of colonial nesting birds with a special focus on Double-crested Cormorants, Great Egrets, Great White Herons, Great Blue Herons, White Ibises, and Roseate Spoonbills. Annual peak active nest counts of colonial nesting birds in Biscayne National Park with a special focus on the species mentioned above. An annual nesting index (i.e., sum of monthly nest counts) with a special focus on the species mentioned above. Timing of peak nest counts for the focal species.

Bird community monitoring at New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River, 1997 - 2018

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew DeSaix
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
National Park ◽  
National Park Service ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Biotic Integrity ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Park Service ◽  
Recreation Area ◽  
Term Monitoring

Birds are prominent features of National Park Service lands and are effective indicators for monitoring ecosystem health. Assessing the temporal change of avian species abundance depends on long-term monitoring of bird communities and trends, however long-term monitoring programs are generally uncommon. In this report, we summarize 22 years (1997-2018) of point count data across five sites on West Virginia National Park Service lands (three in New River Gorge National River, one in Gauley River National Recreation Area, and one in Bluestone National Scenic River) and compare these results to our analysis of Breeding Bird Survey data for the same time period across all of West Virginia. The objectives of this analysis are two-fold: 1) describe the biotic integrity of the National Park Service lands in West Virginia and 2) Quantify trends in guilds and species abundance. During the 20-year period of this survey, 85 breeding resident species were detected. The West Virginia National Park Service lands are home to stable populations of Wood Thrush and Yellow-billed Cuckoo, both species of continental concern by Partners in Flight. Seven species have declined precipitously on NPS lands during this time period. Three of these species are also experiencing declines across the rest of West Virginia (Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Carolina Chickadee, Kentucky Warbler), but the other 4 species are stable across West Virginia (Acadian Flycatcher, Black-throated Green Warbler, Northern Parula, Swainson’s Warbler). Four species that are declining across West Virginia (Great Crested Flycatcher, Indigo Bunting, Red-eyed Vireo, and Worm-eating Warbler) are stable on southern West Virginia NPS lands. Additionally, the upper-canopy foraging guild of species has decreased significantly on NPS lands in southern West Virginia. An analysis of community biotic integrity revealed that the southern West Virginia NPS lands have been stable at a rating of high biotic integrity every year for the duration of this survey. Future research should delve into the underlying factors that may be driving the trends in abundance at different scales.

Population stability in the endangered Fleay’s barred frog (Mixophyes fleayi) and a program for long-term monitoring

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Quick ◽  
Ross L. Goldingay ◽  
Jonathan Parkyn ◽  
David A. Newell
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
New South ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Population Monitoring ◽  
Population Stability ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring ◽  
Very High

In the wake of the global decline in amphibians there is a need for long-term population monitoring. Previous research suggested that the endangered Fleay’s barred frog (Mixophyes fleayi) had recovered after a severe decline. We aimed to determine whether this recovery has been sustained and to test an example of a monitoring program that could be employed at intervals of five or more years to assess long-term population stability. We conducted capture–mark–recapture five years after the last detailed census at Brindle Creek in Border Ranges National Park, New South Wales. Frogs were captured along a 200 m creek transect between September 2013 and February 2014. We used program Mark to estimate demographic parameters of adult male frogs using two modelling approaches: robust design (RD) and the POPAN formulation of the Jolly–Seber model. Abundance was estimated at 38.2 ± 0.5 (s.e.) (RD) and 46.0 ± 2.7 (POPAN). Abundance in 2008 was estimated at 53.2 ± 10.0 (POPAN) male frogs. Estimates of apparent monthly survival over our five-month-long study were very high (RD: 1.0 ± 0.0; POPAN: 1.0 ± 0.02). Recapture estimates were also high (RD: 0.40 ± 0.07 to 0.72 ± 0.05 per session; POPAN: 0.84 ± 0.05 per month). These data suggest that the Brindle Creek population has remained relatively stable over a period of ~10 years.

scholarly journals Analysis of Potential Sensitive Mammal Species for Long-Term Monitoring in Glacier National Park

1989 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
Ronald Beiswenger
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
National Park ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Glacier National Park ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring

The primary objective of this project is to identify species of mammals in Glacier National Park that are sensitive to environmental change and thus may serve as useful indicators of this change in a monitoring program.

Distribution and Abundance of Odonata Species Across Massachusetts: Results of a Long-term Monitoring Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Buchsbaum ◽  
Christopher W. Leahy ◽  
Taber Allison
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring

Census of the Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) at Leveste, Municipality of Gehrden, Germany

2013 ◽  
pp. 168-171
Author(s):  
Gabor von Bethlenfalvy ◽  
Julia Hindersin ◽  
Egbert Strauß
Keyword(s):  
Arable Land ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Lepus Europaeus ◽  
Brown Hare ◽  
Lower Saxony ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring

The case study used spotlight strip census routes to estimate Brown Hare numbers in a 793 ha hunting district. The habitats, dominated by intensively farmed arable land were also mapped. This is part of a Germany-wide long-term monitoring program of game populations which is carried out by hunters and was initiated by the German Hunters’ Association and the Hunters’ Association of Lower Saxony in 2001.

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