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Northern Colorado Plateau Network

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Northern Colorado Plateau Network

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    18. Designed to capture and manage park input regarding monitoring issues and needs

    20. Resources of concern

    21. Stressors of concern

    22. Stressors of concern

    25. General model Factors governing ecosystem structure & function Controls of ecosystem sustainability Changes that can lead to alternative ecosystem 'states'

    26. Corollary hypotheses Episodic events can cause ecosystems to cross thresholds between alternative states abruptly The probability of sudden state shifts is affected by gradual declines in system resilience

    28. Determine status and trends in selected indicators of the condition of park ecosystems to allow managers to make better-informed decisions and to work more effectively with other agencies and individuals for the benefit of park resources. Provide early warning of abnormal conditions of selected resources to help develop effective mitigation measures and reduce costs of management. Provide data to better understand the dynamic nature and condition of park ecosystems and to provide reference points for comparisons with other, altered environments. Provide data to meet certain legal and Congressional mandates related to natural resource protection and visitor enjoyment. Provide a means of measuring progress towards performance goals.

    29. Categories Ecosystem sustainability Impairment Key resources Partnerships Technical support

    30. Ecosystem Sustainability Determine status and trends in selected indicators of ecosystem resistance and resilience to disturbance to avoid crossing thresholds of undesirable ecosystem change. Provide technical expertise and data to evaluate the appropriateness of park uses in relation to ecosystem sustainability.

    31. Impairment Provide technical expertise and data to support management determinations of impairment of park ecosystems, including key components and processes that interactively control ecosystem structure and function.

    32. Key Resources of the Colorado Plateau Ecoregion Provide technical expertise and data to support management and protection of riparian-wetland and aquatic ecosystems that are major contributors to the diversity and ecological integrity of network parks. Provide technical expertise and data to support management and protection of endemic organisms unique to the Colorado Plateau ecoregion.

    33. Partnerships Work with partners to promote effective stewardship of natural resources that transcend management boundaries.

    34. Technical support Provide technical expertise to support and supplement park staff in the management of natural resources. Provide technical expertise and assistance to sustain the long-term management of, and access to, natural resource-related data collected on or by parks.

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