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Terrestrial vegetation monitoring protocol for the Mediterranean Coast Network—Cabrillo National Monument, Channel Islands National Park, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: Standard Operating Procedures, Version 1.0

John Tiszler·Dirk Rodriguez·Keith Lombardo·Tarja Sagar·Luis Aguilar·Lena Le·Timothy Handley·Kathryn McEachern·Leigh Ann Harrod Starcevich·Marti Witter·Tom Philippi·Stacey Ostermann-Kelm
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These Standard Operating Procedures are one part of a two-part protocol for monitoring terrestrial vegetation in the Mediterranean Coast Network. The second part of the protocol is the narrative: Tiszler, J., D. Rodriguez, K. Lombardo, T. Sagar, L. Aguilar, L. Lee, T. Handley, K. McEachern, L. Starcevich, M. Witter, T. Philippi, and S. Ostermann-Kelm. 2016. Terrestrial vegetation monitoring protocol for the Mediterranean Coast Network—Cabrillo National Monument, Channel Islands National Park, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: Narrative, version 1.0. Natural Resource Report NPS/MEDN/NRR—2016/1296. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. National parks in the Mediterranean Inventory and Monitoring Network: Cabrillo National Monument (CABR) Channel Islands National Park (CHIS) Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)

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John Tiszler, Dirk Rodriguez, Keith Lombardo, Tarja Sagar, Luis Aguilar, Lena Le, Timothy Handley, Kathryn McEachern, Leigh Ann Harrod Starcevich, Marti Witter, Tom Philippi, Stacey Ostermann-Kelm. 2016. Terrestrial vegetation monitoring protocol for the Mediterranean Coast Network—Cabrillo National Monument, Channel Islands National Park, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: Standard Operating Procedures, Version 1.0. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70188107

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