Chapter 7 Monitoring
Table 7.1-2 Examples of cooperative monitoring efforts. Initiative Plan Year and Name
https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/north- america-waterbird-conservation-plan.pdf • 2012 A Field Guide to Southeast Bird Monitoring Protocols and Programs https://www.partnersinflight.org/wp- content/uploads/2017/02/SEPIF_SEMonitoringGuide.pdf
PIF North American Landbird Conservation Plan https://partnersinflight. org/resources/the- plan/ Department of Defense (DOD) https://www.denix.osd. mil/dodpif/groups/rese arch-and- monitoring/products
• 2010 Coordinated Bird Monitoring: Technical Recommendations for Military Lands
https://www.denix.osd.mil/dodpif/denix- files/sites/37/2018/03/DoDCBM_Plan-1.pdf • 2017 Recommendations for Monitoring and Managing Source Populations of Species of Concern on Military Installations https://www.denix.osd.mil/dodpif/denix- files/sites/37/2020/05/RC-2121-Users-Guide_508.pdf • 2018 Standards for Monitoring Nonbreeding Shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere https://www.shorebirdplan.org/wp- content/uploads/2018/10/Nonbreeding-Shorebird-Monitoring- Standards-PRISM-Oct-2018.pdf. • 2006 Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring Technical Guide https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/24985. • 2003 Monitoring trends in bat populations of the United States and territories: Problems and prospects https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/itr030003.
Program for Regional and International Shorebird Monitoring (PRISM)
US Forest Service (USFS)
Bat Conservation International and North American Bat Monitoring Program
There is an ongoing need for collaborative monitoring efforts for all SGCN and for wide-ranging species (e.g., pelagic seabirds, neotropical migratory birds). Strong data standards and a centralized system for housing and managing data and analyzing results are critical to the success of monitoring programs. Standardized protocols are needed to ensure that data collected are compatible with similar programs and can be integrated with regional, national, or international data sets. Population units relevant to conservation planning and research must be defined and standards or protocols developed where none presently exist. Reliable and
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