Soil Inventory Results and Relationships to Vegetation Monitoring Data at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Download or read book Soil Inventory Results and Relationships to Vegetation Monitoring Data at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument written by National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sonoran Desert Network, as part of the National Park Service's Inventory and Monitoring Program, has identified terrestrial vegetation and dynamic soil functional attributes as important ecosystem monitoring parameters or "vital signs" (NPS 2005) the provide key insights into the integrity of terrestrial ecosystems at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.