"National Park Service Cave Ecology Inventory And Monitoring Framework" by Gretchen M Baker

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National Park Service Cave Ecology Inventory And Monitoring Framework

National Cave and Karst Management Symposium 2013

Gretchen M Baker, National Park Service
Steven J Taylor, Illinois Natural History Survey
Shawn Thomas, National Park Service
Rick Olson, National Park Service
Kathy Lavoie, SUNY Plattsburgh
Marie Denn, National Park Service
Steven Thomas, National Park Service
Hazel Barton, University of Akron
Kurt Helf, National Park Service
Rene Ohms, National Park Service
Joel Despain, US Forest Service
Jim Kennedy, Bat Conservation International
David Larson, National Park Service

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Location

Carlsbad, NM

Start Date

11-4-2013

End Date

11-8-2013

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Abstract

A team developed the Cave Ecology Inventory and Monitoring Framework for National Park Service (NPS) units. It contains information for NPS cave managers across the United States to determine how to inventory and monitor cave ecology. Due to the wide geographical scope of NPS caves and their many different types, the document does not prescribe exact protocols. Instead, it provides guidance for what types of inventory and monitoring are possible, a framework for deciding how to prioritize inventory and monitoring activities, and references to specific protocols that are already in place at NPS cave parks.

Keywords: cave ecology, cave microbiology, monitoring, inventory, cave and karst

Citation Information

Gretchen M Baker, Steven J Taylor, Shawn Thomas, Rick Olson, et al.. "National Park Service Cave Ecology Inventory And Monitoring Framework" (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hazel_barton/1/