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Abstract
Monitoring, as defined by Elzinga and others (1998), is "the collection and analysis of repeated observations or measurements to evaluate changes in condition and progress towards meeting a management objective." Analyses of monitoring data may indicate that a project is meeting land management goals, or it may indicate that goals are not being met and management methods need to be adapted to reach them. Monitoring is an essential step in adaptive management (Chong and others 2006). For many federal agencies, monitoring is required by Agency or Congressional mandates (Elzinga and others 1998).
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Keywords
ecosystem,
fire effects,
fire management,
fire regime,
fire severity,
fuels,
grass/fire cycle,
invasibility,
invasiveness,
monitoring,
nonnative species,
plant community
Citation
Sutherland, Steve. 2008. Chapter 15: Monitoring the effects of fire on nonnative invasive plant species. In: Zouhar, Kristin; Smith, Jane Kapler; Sutherland, Steve; Brooks, Matthew L. Wildland fire in ecosystems: fire and nonnative invasive plants. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 281-292
