Mohonk Preserve Grassland Field Monitoring 2017-2021

Between 2017-2021, Mohonk Preserve inventoried vegetation in its old-fields and grasslands. The goal was to increase understanding and knowledge of the Preserve’s vegetation communities so informed management strategies could be developed. This data provides information on species composition; occurrence frequency; vegetation type (woody, forb, grass, sedge, etc.); species percent cover (dominance); and species listed, invasive, and pollinator importance status. Five fields have been sampled thus far: Spring Farm (SF, plots [n]= 96); Glory Hill (GF, n= 45); Testimonial Gateway (TG, n= 66); Brook Farm (BF, n= 36); and Pine Farm (PF, n= 27). Soil samples were taken from three sites in 2018: Spring Farm, Glory Hill, and Testimonial Gateway. All data collection occurred between the months of May and August. There are plans to add more plots to sites Brook Farm, Pine Farm, and a field that has not yet been sampled, Klein kill Farm. There are no immediate plans to resample Spring Farm, Glory Hill, or Testimonial Gateway.2017年至2021年间，莫霍克保护区（Mohonk Preserve）对其管辖范围内的旧农田与草原开展了系统性植被调查。本次调查的核心目标为深化对该保护区植被群落的认知与研究，进而为制定科学合理的植被管理策略提供依据。本数据集涵盖以下信息：物种组成、物种发生频率、植被类型（包括木本、杂类草、禾草、莎草等类别）、物种盖度百分比（用以反映群落优势度），以及物种名录、入侵性状况与传粉媒介重要性地位。截至目前，已完成5个采样区域的调查工作：春田农场（Spring Farm, SF，样地数[n]=96）、荣耀山（Glory Hill, GF，n=45）、见证之门（Testimonial Gateway, TG，n=66）、溪农场（Brook Farm, BF，n=36）与松农场（Pine Farm, PF，n=27）。2018年，研究团队还在春田农场、荣耀山及见证之门3个采样区域采集了土壤样本。所有数据采集工作均于每年5月至8月期间开展。后续计划为溪农场、松农场以及尚未开展采样的克莱恩溪农场（Klein kill Farm）新增更多调查样地；暂无对春田农场、荣耀山及见证之门进行重新采样的近期计划。