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Cave Ecology Inventory and Monitoring Framework.

PB2015105829

Publication Date	2015
Personal Author	Baker, G. M.; Taylor, S. J.; Thomas, S.; Lavoie, K.; Olson, R.
Page Count	140
Abstract	The Cave Ecology Inventory and Monitoring Framework (Framework) is intended to assist National Park Service (NPS) cave managers to better understand what lives in the caves that they are responsible for managing and how they interact with the cave environment. For many NPS units where cave resources have not emerged as a vital sign in their NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Network, additional guidance would be helpful. Designing inventory and monitoring programs for cave ecosystems poses particular challenges: many cave species are rare and/or cryptic, and their distributions can be highly patchy and variable over time. Logistics of accessing sites can be complex, and observers must take unusual care to avoid damaging the ecosystems they are tasked with monitoring. The guidance in this document can aid managers in deciding what to inventory and monitor and ways that can be done. It also helps provide a national context, which may help parks conduct inventory and monitoring in a more cohesive manner.
Keywords	Caves Ecology National parks Environmental management Cave environments Cave resources Inventory Monitoring Cave ecosystems
Source Agency	National Park Service
NTIS Subject Category	48B - Natural Resource Management 57H - Ecology 48F - Geology & Geophysics 48G - Hydrology & Limnology
Corporate Authors	National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. Natural Resource Stewardship and Science.; Akron Univ., OH. Dept. of Biology.; Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign.; Bat Conservation International, Austin, TX.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Natural resource rept.
NTIS Issue Number	201525

Cave Ecology Inventory and Monitoring Framework.

Cave Ecology Inventory and Monitoring Framework.
PB2015105829

Publication Date	2015
Personal Author	Baker, G. M.; Taylor, S. J.; Thomas, S.; Lavoie, K.; Olson, R.
Page Count	140
Abstract	The Cave Ecology Inventory and Monitoring Framework (Framework) is intended to assist National Park Service (NPS) cave managers to better understand what lives in the caves that they are responsible for managing and how they interact with the cave environment. For many NPS units where cave resources have not emerged as a vital sign in their NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Network, additional guidance would be helpful. Designing inventory and monitoring programs for cave ecosystems poses particular challenges: many cave species are rare and/or cryptic, and their distributions can be highly patchy and variable over time. Logistics of accessing sites can be complex, and observers must take unusual care to avoid damaging the ecosystems they are tasked with monitoring. The guidance in this document can aid managers in deciding what to inventory and monitor and ways that can be done. It also helps provide a national context, which may help parks conduct inventory and monitoring in a more cohesive manner.
Keywords	Caves Ecology National parks Environmental management Cave environments Cave resources Inventory Monitoring Cave ecosystems
Source Agency	National Park Service
NTIS Subject Category	48B - Natural Resource Management 57H - Ecology 48F - Geology & Geophysics 48G - Hydrology & Limnology
Corporate Authors	National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. Natural Resource Stewardship and Science.; Akron Univ., OH. Dept. of Biology.; Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign.; Bat Conservation International, Austin, TX.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Natural resource rept.
NTIS Issue Number	201525