Reports

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Administrative

ERMN Data Management Plan‚  Nathan Piekielek‚  December 2009  (PDF‚ 1.3mb)

ERMN Ecological Monitoring Plan‚  Marshall & Piekielek‚  September 2007  (PDF‚ 1.8mb)

ERMN Ecological Monitoring Plan: Appendixes‚  Marshall & Piekielek‚  September 2007  (ZIP‚ 12.6mb)

ERMN Ecological Monitoring Plan: Executive Summary‚  Marshall & Piekielek‚  September 2007  (PDF‚ 360kb)

ERMN Ecological Monitoring Plan: Supplemental Documents‚  Marshall & Piekielek‚  September 2007  (ZIP‚ 4.7mb)

ERMN Inventory Study Plan‚  NPS‚  October 2001  (PDF‚ 321kb)

ERMN Inventory Study Plan: Appendixes‚  NPS‚  October 2001  (PDF‚ 787kb)

Amphibians & Reptiles

Inventory of Amphibian and Reptile Species at FONE and FRHI‚  Kowalski et al.‚  December 2005  (PDF‚ 3.80mb)

Inventory of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals at ALPO and JOFL‚  Yahner & Ross‚  March 2006  (PDF‚ 6.68mb)

Aquatic Assessments

Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Programs Throughout the ERMN Region: Commonalities Among Regulatory Authorities‚  Tzilkowski‚  January 2008  (PDF‚ 224kb)

Aquatic Resource Assessment of FONE and FRHI‚  Tzilkowski & Sheeder‚  October 2006  (PDF‚ 792kb)

Condition Assessment of 5 Tributary Watershed Ecosystems at ALPO and NERI‚  Laubscher et al.‚  April 2007  (PDF‚ 2.77mb)

Level I Water Quality Inventory and Aquatic Biological Assessment of the ALPO and the JOFL‚  Sheeder & Tzilkowski‚  October 2006  (PDF‚ 1.44mb)

Birds

Birds of Early Successional Habitats in the DEWA: Distribution, Abundance, and Management‚  Master et al.‚  May 2006  (PDF‚ 1.02mb)

Birds of Wetland Habitats in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area‚  Sheehan & Master‚  December 2010  (PDF‚ 1.8mb)

Comprehensive Inventory of Birds and Mammals at FONE and FRHI‚  Yahner et al.‚  April 2004  (PDF‚ 3.42mb)

Comprehensive Inventory Program for Birds at Six Pennsylvania National Parks‚  Yahner et al.‚  December 2001  (PDF‚ 508kb)

Inventory of Bird and Butterfly Diversity at ALPO and JOFL‚  Yahner & Keller‚  February 2000  (PDF‚ 637kb)

Shrubland Birds Survey, FONE: Current Status and Management Recommendations‚  Peterjohn‚  July 2007  (PDF‚ 407kb)

Conceptual Models

Conceptual Ecological Model for Management of Breeding Grassland Birds in the Mid-Atlantic Region‚  Peterjohn‚  May 2006  (PDF‚ 536kb)

Conceptual Ecological Model for Management of Breeding Shrubland Birds in the Mid-Atlantic Region‚  Peterjohn‚  June 2006  (PDF‚ 331kb)

Structure and Functioning of Large River Ecosystems in the ERMN: Conceptual Models and Vital Signs Monitoring‚  Marshall et al.‚  October 2006  (PDF‚ 554kb)

Structure and functioning of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the ERMN: Conceptual Models and Vital Signs Monitoring‚  Rentch‚  July 2006  (PDF‚ 1.09mb)

Structure and Functioning of Tributary Watershed Ecosystems in the ERMN‚  Brooks et al.‚  September 2006  (PDF‚ 795mb)

Fish

Aquatic Resource Assessment of FONE and FRHI‚  Tzilkowski & Sheeder‚  October 2006  (PDF‚ 792kb)

Assessment of Wild Trout Populations in Blair Gap Run, ALPO‚  Tzilkowski & Sheeder‚  June 2006  (PDF‚ 1.5mb)

Fishes of BLUE‚  Welsh et al.‚  August 2006  (PDF‚ 3.17mb)

Level I Water Quality Inventory and Aquatic Biological Assessment of the ALPO and the JOFL‚  Sheeder & Tzilkowski‚  October 2006  (PDF‚ 1.44mb)

Geology

ALPO Geologic Resource Evaluation Report‚  Thornberry-Ehrlich‚  September 2008  (PDF‚ 1.8mb)

Fort Necessity National Battlfield Geologic Resources Inventory Report‚  Thornberry-Ehrlich‚  June 2009  (PDF‚ 1.7mb)

FRHI Geologic Resource Evaluation Report‚  Thornberry-Ehrlich‚  February 2008  (PDF‚ 1.63mb)

JOFL Geologic Resource Evaluation Report‚  Thornberry-Ehrlich‚  September 2008  (PDF‚ 2.9mb)

Paleontological Resource Inventory and Monitoring ERMN‚  Koch & Santucci‚  June 2004  (PDF‚ 2.01mb)

Invertebrates

An Evidence-based Checklist of the Butterflies and Skippers of DEWA‚  Wander & Wander‚  February 2011  (PDF‚ 228kb)

Inventory of Bird and Butterfly Diversity at ALPO and JOFL‚  Yahner & Keller‚  February 2000  (PDF‚ 637kb)

Status of Native and Invasive Crayfish in Ten National Park Service Properties in Pennsylvania‚  Lieb et al.‚  April 2007  (PDF‚ 616kb)

Landscape Dynamics

Socioeconomic Indicator Mapping, ERMN‚  Greb et al.‚  January 2009  (PDF‚ 17mb)

Mammals

Bat Inventory of ALPO, JOFL, FRHI, FONE‚  Gates & Johnson‚  November 2007  (PDF‚ 6.9mb)

Bat-swarming Inventory at Abandoned Mine Portals at NERI, West Virginia‚  Gates & Johnson‚  July 2006  (PDF‚ 984kb)

Comprehensive Inventory of Birds and Mammals at FONE and FRHI‚  Yahner et al.‚  April 2004  (PDF‚ 3.42mb)

Inventory of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals at ALPO and JOFL‚  Yahner & Ross‚  March 2006  (PDF‚ 6.68mb)

Survey of Bat Communities in the NERI, GARI, and BLUE: Species Occurrence, Relative Abundance, Distribution, and Habitat Use‚  Castleberry et al.‚  December 2007  (PDF‚ 937kb)

Monitoring - Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Integrity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in ALPO and JOFL: ERMN 2008 summary report‚  Tzilkowski et al.‚  February 2010  (PDF‚ 1.0mb)

Integrity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in BLUE, GARI, and NERI: ERMN 2009 summary report‚  Tzilkowski et al.‚  February 2010  (PDF‚ 1.6mb)

Integrity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in DEWA: ERMN 2008 summary report‚  Tzilkowski et al.‚  February 2010  (PDF‚ 1.2mb)

Integrity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in FONE and FRHI: ERMN 2009 summary report‚  Tzilkowski et al.‚  February 2010  (PDF‚ 1.0mb)

Integrity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in UPDE: ERMN 2008 summary report‚  Tzilkowski et al.‚  February 2010  (PDF‚ 1.0mb)

Wadeable Stream Monitoring in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network: 2009-2010 Summary Report‚  Tzilkowski et al.‚  March 2011  (PDF‚ 7.0mb)

Monitoring - Early Detection of Invasives

Early Detection of Invasive Species: Surveillance Monitoring and Rapid Response: Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network Summary Report 2010‚  Keefer‚  March 2011  (PDF‚ 930kb)

Early Detection of Invasive Species: Surveillance, Monitoring, and Rapid Response: ERMN and NETN‚  Keefer et al.‚  May 2010  (PDF‚ 1.5mb)

Early detection of invasive species; surveillance, monitoring, and rapid response: ERMN summary report 2008-2009‚  Keefer‚  March 2010  (PDF‚ 3.2mb)

Monitoring - Riparian Plant Communities

Long Term Monitoring of a Rare Riparian Community in the DEWA‚  Perles et al.‚  October 2011  (PDF‚ 1.6mb)

Monitoring - Vegetation Dynamics

Condition of vegetation communities in ALPO and JOFL: ERMN summary report 2007-2009‚  Perles et al.‚  March 2010  (PDF‚ 4.1mb)

Condition of vegetation communities in BLUE, GARI, and NERI: ERMN summary report 2007-2009‚  Perles et al.‚  March 2010  (PDF‚ 4.6mb)

Condition of vegetation communities in DEWA: ERMN summary report 2007-2009‚  Perles et al.‚  March 2010  (PDF‚ 786kb)

Condition of vegetation communities in FONE and FRHI: ERMN summary report 2007-2009‚  Perles et al.‚  March 2010  (PDF‚ 923kb)

Vegetation and soil monitoring protocol for the ERMN, Version 2‚  Perles et al.‚  March 2010  (PDF‚ 2.4mb)

Monitoring - Weather & Climate

ALPO and JOFL: Weather of 2007‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 1.9mb)

ALPO and JOFL: Weather of 2008‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 764kb)

ALPO and JOFL: Weather of 2009‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 634kb)

ALPO and JOFL: Weather of 2010‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2011  (PDF‚ 1.5mb)

BLUE, GARI, and NERI: Weather of 2007‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 2.2mb)

BLUE, GARI, and NERI: Weather of 2008‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 860kb)

BLUE, GARI, and NERI: Weather of 2009‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 619kb)

BLUE, GARI, and NERI: Weather of 2010‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2011  (PDF‚ 1.8mb)

DEWA and UPDE: Weather of 2007‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 2.9mb)

DEWA and UPDE: Weather of 2008‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 1.5mb)

DEWA and UPDE: Weather of 2009‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 704kb)

DEWA and UPDE: Weather of 2010‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2011  (PDF‚ 1.7mb)

FONE and FRHI: Weather of 2007‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 2.0mb)

FONE and FRHI: Weather of 2008‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 787kb)

FONE and FRHI: Weather of 2009‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2010  (PDF‚ 754kb)

FONE and FRHI: Weather of 2010‚  Knight et al.‚  September 2011  (PDF‚ 1.6mb)

Outreach

ERMN Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 1‚  NPS‚  Winter 2006  (PDF‚ 288kb)

ERMN Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 2‚  NPS‚  Summer 2006  (PDF‚ 288kb)

ERMN Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 1‚  NPS‚  Spring 2007  (PDF‚ 637kb)

ERMN Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 2‚  NPS‚  Fall 2007  (PDF‚ 729kb)

ERMN Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1‚  NPS‚  Fall 2008  (PDF‚ 454kb)

ERMN Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 1‚  NPS‚  Winter 2010  (PDF‚ 297kb)

Vegetation

Conceptual Models and Recommendations for Monitoring Riparian Plant Communities within Riverine Parks of the ERMN‚  Podniesinski et al.‚  March 2010  (PDF‚ 16mb)

Floristic Inventory of BLUE, West Virginia‚  Streets et al.‚  July 2008  (PDF‚ 3.66mb)

Floristic Inventory of GARI, West Virginia‚  Streets & Vanderhorst‚  November 2010  (PDF‚ 984kb)

Rimrock Pine Communities at the NERI‚  Maxwell & Hicks‚  March 2007  (PDF‚ 2.0mb)

Vegetation - Invasive & Non-native

Determining the Status and Trends of Key Invasive Plant Species in the DEWA‚  Eichelberger & Perles‚  February 2009  (PDF‚ 3.4mb)

Determining the Status and Trends of Key Invasive Plant Species in the UPDE‚  Eichelberger & Perles‚  February 2009  (PDF‚ 3.1mb)

Distribution and Abundance of Non-native Plant Species at FONE and FRHI‚  Zimmerman & Yoder‚  August 2006  (PDF‚ 3.65mb)

Distribution and Abundance of Nonnative Plant Species at JOFL and ALPO‚  Zimmerman‚  March 2007  (PDF‚ 2.23mb)

Vegetation Maps

A Method for Developing Ecological Systems Maps from US National Vegetation Classification Association-level Vegetation Maps for Eight National Parks in the ERMN of the National Park Service‚  Largay & Sneddon‚  May 2009  (PDF‚ 4.8mb)

Classification and Mapping of Vegetation and Fire Fuel Models at DEWA: Volume 1 of 2‚  Perles et al.‚  March 2007  (PDF‚ 5.6mb)

Classification and Mapping of Vegetation and Fire Fuel Models at DEWA: Volume 2 of 2 - Appendix G‚  Perles et al.‚  March 2007  (PDF‚ 19mb)

Global Conservation Status Ranks of State-Rare Vegetation Associations in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network‚  Sneddon‚  December 2010  (PDF‚ 1.2mb)

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at ALPO‚  Perles et al.‚  March 2007  (PDF‚ 6.17mb)

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at FONE‚  Perles et al.‚  April 2006  (PDF‚ 4.51mb)

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at FRHI‚  Perles et al.‚  June 2006  (PDF‚ 6.95mb)

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at JOFL‚  Perles et al.‚  February 2006  (PDF‚ 2.89mb)

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at UPDE‚  Perles et al.‚  December 2008  (PDF‚ 9.58mb)

Vegetation Classification and Mapping of BLUE‚  Vanderhorst et al.‚  July 2008  (PDF‚ 7.72mb)

Vegetation Classification and Mapping of GARI‚  Vanderhorst et al.‚  November 2010  (PDF‚ 7.8mb)

Vegetation Classification and Mapping of NERI‚  Vanderhorst et al.‚  August 2007  (PDF‚ 5.5mb)

Water Quality

Aquatic Resource Assessment of FONE and FRHI‚  Tzilkowski & Sheeder‚  October 2006  (PDF‚ 792kb)

Condition Assessment of 5 Tributary Watershed Ecosystems at ALPO and NERI‚  Laubscher et al.‚  April 2007  (PDF‚ 2.77mb)

Level I Water Quality Inventory and Aquatic Biological Assessment of the ALPO and the JOFL‚  Sheeder & Tzilkowski‚  October 2006  (PDF‚ 1.44mb)

Weather & Climate

Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, ERMN‚  Davey et al.‚  September 2006  (PDF‚ 2.24mb)