7.2 Monitoring Protocols
Examples of common performance indicators and measurement targets
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Target
Indicators and measurement targets Productivity of Loggerhead Sea Turtles Index of beach birds Miles of altered beach
Beaches and Dunes
Forested Wetlands
Acres of forested wetlands Index of forest wetland birds Acres of natural habitat near isolated wetlands Percent of natural habitat near rivers and streams Percent of impervious cover Index of biotic integrity Acres of biodiversity hotspots in natural condition Abundance of big trees Index of upland hardwood birds
Freshwater Aquatic
Upland Hardwood Forests
A comparison of an automated digital recording system (ADRS) with traditional meth- ods (point-counts and transects) for the assessment of birds and amphibians.
• McDiarmid RW, Foster MS, Guyer C, Gibbons JW, Chernof N, editors. 2011. Reptile bio- diversity, standard methods for inventory and monitoring. Los Angeles (CA): University of California Press. 424 p. A comprehensive guide to the best methods for carrying out standardized quantitative and qualitative surveys of reptiles, while maximizing com- parability of data between sites, across habitats and taxa, and over time. Te contribu- tors discuss each method, provide detailed protocols for its implementation, and sug- gest ways to analyze the data. • Walls SC. 2014. Identifying monitoring gaps for amphibian populations in a North American biodiversity hotspot, the southeastern USA. Biodivers Conserv. 23:3341–3357. A review of primary literature to ascertain the status of amphibian monitoring eforts in the southeastern USA.
7.2.2 Aquatic Species
• Tompson WL, editor. 2004. Sampling rare or elusive species: concepts, designs, and techniques for estimating population parameters. Washington (DC): Island Press. 428 p. Descriptions of sampling designs and counting (estimation) techniques for reliably estimating occupancy, abundance, and other population parameters of rare or elusive plants and animals.
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