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Vital Signs Monitoring

What is the NPS Vital Signs Monitoring Program?
Download "An Overview of Vital Signs Monitoring"
Download Vital Signs Monitoring Brochure
Justification for Integrated Natural Resource Monitoring
Legislation and Policy
Definition of Key Terms
National Framework for I & M
      National and Regional Oversight
      Natural Resource Program Center & MTAG
      Basic Resource Inventories
      Prototype Monitoring Programs
      Vital Signs Monitoring Networks

Monitoring Program Planning and Design
Introduction
Integration: Ecological, Spatial, Temporal & Programmatic
Establishing Monitoring Goals & Objectives
Developing Conceptual Models of Ecosystem Components
Prioritizing & Selecting Vital Signs - What Should be Monitored?
        Recommended Approach for Prioritizing & Selecting Vital Signs
        Group Decision-Making Processes for Prioritizing Vital Signs
Sampling Design Considerations - Where & When to Sample
Monitoring Protocols
        Required Content/Format of Protocols
        Protocol Development Process
        Guidance for Protocol Development Summary documents
Protocol Database
Data Management and Analysis
Reporting the Results of Monitoring
7-Step Approach for Monitoring Program Development
Monitoring Planning & Design: The 3-Phase Approach
      Monitoring Plan Outline
      Monitoring Plan Checklist Memo
      Ecological Monitoring Framework
      Schedule - Network Due Dates for Phase 1, 2, 3
      Peer Review and Approval Process
Download Documents for Designing a Monitoring Program

Examples
Objectives:
      Examples of Specific, Measurable Monitoring Objectives
Vital Sign Selection
     Vital Signs Prioritization Process for Mojave Desert Network Protocols:
      Protocol examples used by other programs & agencies
      Guidelines for long-term monitoring protocols
      Download Example Protocol for Land Bird Monitoring
      Protocol Database
Monitoring Plans:
      Network Monitoring Plans
       Best Examples of Draft Monitoring Plans by Chapter
      (requires NPS computer)


Other Guidance
Publishing guidlines for Natural Resource Report Series and Natural Resource Technical Report Series
Technical Guidance on Specific Topics
        Air Resources
        Geologic Resources
        Water Resources
        Biological Resources
                Invasive Species
                Land Birds
        Remote Sensing and Landscape Dynamics
Glossary of Terms as used by NPS I&M Program
Literature Cited and Extended Bibliography
Recommended Style for Literature Cited in Monitoring Plans
Meeting Notes and Presentations
Standards & Policies
Websites You Should Know About
Monitoring Intranet (requires NPS computer):
      Memos establishing policy & guidance
      AARWP guidance & budget software
      Best Examples of Draft Monitoring Plans by Chapter

Contacts
Monitoring Contacts
List of Coordinators and Data Managers
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