Vegetation Monitoring in a Management Context

Date: March 2 - 7, 2009
Location: Archbold Biological Station

This workshop is a practical step-by-step guide to establish and manage monitoring protocols for plant community work.

Course Coordinator: Doria Gordon, The Nature Conservancy

Participants will learn to:

• Develop sampling designs for well-defined objectives
• Determine monitoring priorities in an adaptive management context
• Implement techniques in the field
• Interpret and manipulate data for presentation

All meals and lodging are included during the duration of the course beginning with lunch on March 2 and ending with lunch on March 7, 2009. If participants require additional meals or lodging outside of this time frame please contact Archbold Biological Station and speak with Debbie Upp (863) 465-2571 to make special arrangements.

Sample Agenda