Biological Inventories Update and Discussion Topics

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Biological InventoriesUpdate and Discussion
Topics
National Park Service Natural Resource
Information Division Inventory and Monitoring
Program
Mark Wotawa Ecologist - Biological Inventory
Coordinator IM Meeting of the Networks August
18-22, 2003
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Biological Inventories 2 of 12 Baseline (Phase
I) Inventory Datasets

• Species list of vertebrates and vascular plants
• Abundance and distribution of high priority
  species
• Natural resource bibliography
• Base cartographic data
• Geology map
• Soils map
• Weather data
• Air quality
• Location of air quality monitoring stations
• Water body location and classification
• Water quality data
• Vegetation map

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Biological Inventory Goals

• Documented checklist of vertebrates and vascular
  plants for 270 parks
• Distribution and abundance of priority species
  (e.g. TE, Exotics, etc.)
• Baseline information for long-term monitoring

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Funding to Networks
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AARWP

• Biological Inventory section in 2003/04

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Summary

• Phase I field and data-mining studies winding down

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QA Training

• Use QA Workbook
• WASO provides training
• To principles/trainers
• To natural resource professionals
• Contact Mark

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Summary

• Phase I field and data-mining studies winding
  down
• Data tools and procedures are in place to meet
  goal 1

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QA Data IntegrityWho and When?

• IMAC Meeting (May 2003)
• Formal NPSpecies Point-of-Contact (POC)
  Designations by Sep. 30, 2003
• Conduct QA and certification of species lists for
  a park taxa category (birds, fish, etc.) within
  1 year after completion of funded
  inventory/data-mining study
• Addendum to Guidelines for Biological Inventories
• Data integrity QA schedule TBD

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Summary

• Phase I field and data-mining studies winding
  down
• Data tools and procedures are in place to meet
  goal 1
• Data entry and QA will complete goal 1

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Analysis Tools

• Summary Statistics
• Voucher and observation Maps
• Predictive Distribution Maps
• Predictive Abundance Maps

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NPSpecies Public

• Development underway
• Password Protected Public Version for review
  and comment
• Incremental sharing of data as QAd and integrity
  ensured
• Ready 2004

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Integration

• NPSpecies adopted by FWS for refuge system
• eNature/NWF Cooperative Agreement
• ALL Species Foundation Cooperative Agreement
• Challenge Cost Share Grant GRSM, ALL Species
  Foundation, All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI)

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eNature Interp.
NPSpecies Science
NR Profiles Public Access Interp.
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NPSpecies/ANCS Integration

• IMAC Recommendation (May 2003)
• Bring integration as a priority to the attention
  of the directorate.
• Continue to work with cultural resources to get
  vouchers into NPSpecies and ANCS

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NPSpecies Needs Assessment

• Next generation of NPSpecies
• Regional nominations for workgroup
• Workshop in March, 2004?

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Goal 2

• Adequate resources lacking in Phase I to address
  Goal 2
• More intensive and structured sampling necessary
  for distribution and abundance
• Predictive maps and data analysis primary
  products modeling necessary.
• Protocol development?
• Standards?
• Combine samples collected for different reasons?
• Data management infrastructure/integration in
  place

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Phase II Inventory Needs?

• Gaps in Goal 1 - Vertebrates and V. Plants
• Marine Invertebrates
• Aquatic Macro-invertebrates
• Non-native/Invasive invertebrates
• Unique habitats and their biota (e.g. hanging
  springs, cave/carsts)
• Lepidoptera (high profile)
• Lichens

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Think Biodiversity Inventories!!

• Biological Inventories IM
• Marine inventories
• All Taxa Biodiversity Inventories (ATBI)
• NRPP Projects
• Water Quality Invertebrate Inventories
• Veg Mapping Plots
• Fire Effect Plots
• Invasive plant plots

DATA MANAGEMENT INTEGRATES!!
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Help

• Contact
• Mark Wotawa 970-225-3567
  mark_wotawa_at_nps.gov
• Biological Inventories
• http//science.nature.nps.gov/im/inventory/biology
  
• NPSpecies Information, Desktop Application
  Logins
• http//science.nature.nps.gov/im/apps/npspp
• Data Mining to Populate NPSpecies
• http//science.nature.nps.gov/im/apps/npspp/datami
  ne
• NPSpecies Online (currently login only)
• https//science1.nature.nps.gov/npspecies

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Discussion Topics

• NOW
• Funding
• AARWP
• NPSpecies QA Process/Training
• Data Integrity
• Analysis
• Public Version
• Integration
• ANCS
• Needs Assessment
• WASO Data Mining
• Bio. Inv. Product Delivery
• FUTURE
• Goal 2
• Inventory Needs

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