Development of a Monitoring Protocol for the American Pika in Four Park Units
Project ID: J8W07090006
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: University of Idaho
Fiscal Year: 2009
Initial Funding: $59,385
Total Funding: $116,545
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Disciplines: Biological
National Park: Pacific West Region I-M multi networks
Principal Investigator: Wright, Gerry
Agreement Technical Representative: Garrett, Lisa
Abstract: Crater Lake National Park, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Lava Beds National Monument, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and the Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) Inventory and Monitoring Program will produce a comprehensive, peer-reviewed monitoring protocol for the American pika (Ochotona princeps) in each of the four parks. The pika is facing increasing risk of extinction as a result of accelerated climate change. UCBN and the partner parks seek to establish baseline distribution estimates and to initiate long-term monitoring of pika occurrence patterns. Of particular interest is the current distribution of the species within each park with respect to elevation, information on the rate of local extinction and recolonization of recently extirpated areas, and identification of critical habitats that can be managed to support long-term persistence of pikas on NPS lands.
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