NGPN Plant Community Monitoring for Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL)

These data were generated by the work of many different field crews (2011-2024) who visited each unit each year collecting information on the condition of selected resources (Vital Signs). The data collection was guided by established methods and detailed protocols including: paired (2) 50-m line-point intercept transects for abundance; 10, 1-m2 quadrats for species diversity; 314-m2 circular plots for small diameter woody species (shrubs, seedlings and saplings); and 314-m2 or 1000-m2 for trees greater than 2.5-cm at 1-meter above the ground (1-inch at breast-height).
The purpose of these data is to inform park staff, planners, administrators, partners and the public with quantitative records of the composition and abundance of vegetation in National Park Units. These data were carefully collected using precise methods, careful documentation, and multiple quality control steps. Species names and codes were cross-referenced to the USDA “Plants” database authority. Rare and unknown species were collected and verified by staff of the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming. These data are working files used to guide and inform park managers who make decisions about conservation and management of habitats and resources of the park based on desired conditions of resources. These data are provided as one key piece of evidence to support management of vegetation, fuels and habitats. No claims are made, legal or otherwise, regarding the accuracy, precision and utility of these data. Many people deserve credit for these data who cannot be named here, but also recognized are: Kara Paintner, Isabel Ashton, and Joan Jackson.
The Northern Great Plains Network (NGPN) is part of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division (IMD). We provide scientific support, data and interpretation related to resource conditions in park units within the Network in support of the National Park Service Organic Act and the National Parks Omnibus Management Act (Title II, Section 204 – Inventory and Monitoring Program). The NGPN network includes 13 NPS units: Fort Union NHS, Theodore Roosevelt NP, Knife River Indian Villages NHS, Devils Tower NM, Jewel Cave NM, Mount Rushmore NMEM, Badlands NP, Wind Cave NP, Fort Laramie NHS, Agate Fossil Beds NM, Scotts Bluff NM, Missouri NRR, and Niobrara NSR.

本数据集由2011年至2024年间多支野外工作队采集生成，各队伍每年到访各监测单元，收集选定监测资源（Vital Signs，生命体征）的相关状况信息。数据采集遵循既定方法与详细规程，具体包括：用于多度调查的成对（2条）50米样线点截样带；用于物种多样性调查的10个1平方米样方；用于小径木本植物（灌木、实生苗与幼树）调查的314平方米圆形样地；以及用于测量离地1米处直径大于2.5厘米（即胸径1英寸）乔木的314平方米或1000平方米样地。
本数据集旨在为公园工作人员、规划者、管理者、合作方及公众提供国家公园各单元内植被组成与多度的量化记录。数据采集过程采用精准方法、严谨记录流程与多环节质量控制步骤。物种名称与编码均参照美国农业部（USDA）"Plants"数据库权威标准进行交叉核验。稀有物种与未知物种的样本由怀俄明大学怀俄明自然多样性数据库的工作人员采集并验证。本数据集为工作文件，用于指导并告知公园管理者，使其可基于资源预期状况，做出公园栖息地与资源的保护及管理决策。本数据集仅作为植被、可燃物与生境管理的关键支撑证据之一，未就其准确性、精度与实用性作出任何形式（含法律层面）的声明。
北大平原网络（Northern Great Plains Network, NGPN）隶属于美国国家公园管理局（National Park Service, NPS）清查与监测部（Inventory and Monitoring Division, IMD）。本单位为该网络内各公园单元的资源状况提供科学支持、数据支撑与解读服务，以落实《国家公园服务组织法》与《国家公园综合管理法》（第二篇第204节——清查与监测计划）的相关要求。北大平原网络共包含13个美国国家公园管理局管辖单元：联合堡国家历史遗址（Fort Union NHS）、西奥多·罗斯福国家公园（Theodore Roosevelt NP）、刀河印第安村落国家历史遗址（Knife River Indian Villages NHS）、魔鬼塔国家纪念区（Devils Tower NM）、宝石洞穴国家纪念区（Jewel Cave NM）、拉什莫尔山国家纪念区（Mount Rushmore NMEM）、恶地国家公园（Badlands NP）、风洞国家公园（Wind Cave NP）、拉勒米堡国家历史遗址（Fort Laramie NHS）、玛瑙化石床国家纪念区（Agate Fossil Beds NM）、斯科特布拉夫国家纪念区（Scotts Bluff NM）、密苏里国家休闲河（Missouri NRR）与尼欧布拉拉国家风景河（Niobrara NSR）。