2020 Research Brief
Description
Easy-to-understand monitoring frameworks create a common baseline resource standard that can be easily understood and allow diverse stakeholders with different needs to work together to restore and protect Mediterranean-type ecosystems into the future. This research brief provides an example of conceptual modeling framework.
Contact
For more information, contact jon_keeley@usgs.go, marti_witter@nps.gov, evanmantgem@usgs.gov
Additional Information
Lawson, D.M., and J.E. Keeley. 2019. Framework for monitoring shrubland community integrity in California Mediterranean type ecosystems: information for policy makers and land managers. Conservation Science and Practice: e109. 10 pp. 10.1111/csp2.109