Lichen Monitoring in Gates of the Arctic National Park
Project ID: J8W07100007
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: Oregon State University
Fiscal Year: 2010
Initial Funding: $85,992
Total Funding: $120,720
Project Type: Research
Project Disciplines: Biological
National Park: Gates of the Arctic
Principal Investigator: McCune, Bruce
Agreement Technical Representative: Dalle-Molle, Lois
Abstract: Lichen abundance and community composition are important components of vegetation monitoring in the
Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN). Comprehensive lichen inventories that comprise the baseline data for long-term monitoring have been completed for 4 of the 5 National Park Service units in ARCN, with Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR) remaining; 2 of these existing inventories were by prior CESU agreements with Oregon State University. The purpose of this task agreement is to finish the acquisition of baseline data by performing an analogous baseline study for GAAR. The sampling methods to be used will follow closely the methods used in the prior study. Products will include a set of permanently marked plots suitable for long-term monitoring, a database containing all information gathered by field sampling, and a report describing theadditions that this sampling has made to our knowledge of ARCN lichen communities.