The Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring Protocol A Monitoring Solution for National Forest System lands and the Nation Patricia N. Manley, Ph.D and Bea Van Horne, Ph.D. USDA Forest Service Research and Development International Monitoring Science and Technology Symposium September 2004
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The Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring
Protocol
A Monitoring Solution for National Forest System
lands and the Nation Patricia N. Manley, Ph.D and Bea Van Horne,
Ph.D.USDA Forest Service
Research and Development
International Monitoring Science and Technology Symposium
September 2004
Growing Need for Biodiversity
Conservation and MonitoringJohannesburg Earth Summit (2002) highlighted
increasing sustainability challenges driven by population growth
Recent ecoregional assessments in the US document a large proportion of all vertebrate species are of concern and interest• Columbia River Basin – 37% • Sierra Nevada – 46% • Southern California – 38% • Southern Appalachian Mtns – 29%
Monitoring ShortfallsGAO (1997) reports that monitoring has historically
been given low priority by the US Forest Service - not unlike many public land management agencies
Primary reasons for inadequate monitoring traced to the lack of….•clear objectives•specified sampling design•standardized monitoring protocols•commitment to funding
Nationally consistent protocol to provide spatially and temporally coincident data on an extensive array of vertebrate and plant species and their habitats across a broad scale in time and space
Data to be used to meet monitoring obligations and information needs to support Land Management Planning, regional assessments, and national assessments (e.g., RPA)
National FrameworkCo-located with US Forest Inventory and
Analysis grid – exists on all land ownerships
National FrameworkCo-located with US Forest Inventory and
Analysis grid – exists on all land ownerships Set of primary survey methods are specified
that are standardized, commonly employed methods selected to detect a broad spectrum of plant and animal species
National FrameworkCo-located with US Forest Inventory and
Analysis grid – exists on all land ownerships Set of primary survey methods are specified
that are standardized, commonly employed methods selected to detect a broad spectrum of plant and animal species
Presence data are the target for population monitoring, but many methods yield more information (abundance, population structure)
National FrameworkCo-located with US Forest Inventory and
Analysis grid – exists on all land ownerships Set of primary survey methods are specified
that are standardized, commonly employed methods selected to detect a broad spectrum of plant and animal species
Presence data are the target for population monitoring, but many methods yield more information (abundance, population structure)