Type: report
Article abstract: For the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) of southwestern San Diego County, habitat monitoring, along with more intensive monitoring of populations of rare, threatened, and endangered plant and animal species and wildlife corridors, was initially prescribed in Ogden (1996). The primary approach to monitoring habitat quality, as prescribed in the report prepared for the City of San Diego (Ogden,1996), was long-term sampling of vegetation species and land cover composition at 29 sites distributed throughout the MSCP area. For each site, the report recommends three sample plots be established along a potential disturbance gradient, from an urban edge inward toward relatively pristine habitat.
Number of pages: 36
Authors: Stow, Douglas; O'Leary, John; Coulter, Lloyd; Hope, Allen; Franklin, Janet; Johnson, Aaron; Longmire, Pauline; Redlin, Scott; Wall, Alys; Witztum, Elizabeth; Almanza, Edward;
Purpose: Report on the application of digital imaging technologies to develop a better understanding of habitat monitoring goals and test the species cover sampling methology.
Prepared for: City of San Diego;
Prepared by: San Diego State University, Department of Geography, Habitat Technologies Implementation Program;
Keywords: City of San Diego; Crestridge Habitat Reserve; digital imaging; endangered animals; endangered plants; habitat monitoring; imaged based monitoring; Mission Trails Regional Park; MSCP; NCCP Reserves; rare plants; San Diego; urban edge; wildlife corridors;