Jornada monitoring manual

Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and II: Savanna Ecosystems by Jeffrey E. Herrick, Justin W. Van Zee, USDA - ARS Jornada Experimental Range Las Cruces, New Mexico. ii Printed Publisher: USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range P.O. Box , MSC 3JER, NMSU. The Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems is a two volume technical reference intended to provide a standard set of methods for monitoring project design and data gathering. It is the result of a partnership which started in between USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Jornada Experimental Range (JER) in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental .

The core methods described in the Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems are intended for multiple use. Each method collects data that can be used to calculate multiple indicators and those indicators have broad applicability. Two of the vegetative methods, canopy gap and vegetation height, have direct application. Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems 2nd Edition ADVANCE COPY iii The monitoring approach and methods described here are the result of a collaboration that began in The effort was led by the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Jornada Experimental Range (JER) in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental. Volume I of the Monitoring Manual contains the basic reference material required to implement a prescribed monitoring program collecting vegetative and soil data pertaining to soil and site stability, hydrologic function, and biotic integrity.

including Utilization Studies and Residual Measurements Technical Reference , available on the BLM website, and Monitoring Manual for Grassland. Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems. Volume 2: Design, Supplementary Methods and. Interpretation. USDA-ARS Jornada. Monitoring manual for grassland, shrubland and savanna ecosystems. Volume II: Design, supplementary methods and interpretation. USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental.