| | Accession Number | 5004296 |
| | Title | Design and Testing of a Sampling Protocol for Monitoring Visitor Use and Resource |
| | Impact |
| | Project Description | The USGS - Biological Resources Division is in the process of designing and testing monitoring |
| | protocols for the Long-term Coastal Monitoring Program at Cape Cod National Seashore. High |
| | visitation within the park creates the potential for significant and widespread impacts to natural |
| | resources and processes. The objectives of this research project are to identify and evaluate |
| | alternative protocols for monitoring both visitor use (type, amount, and distribution) and its more |
| | significant effects on park natural resources. The protocols developed must address high-priority |
| | management information needs, be efficient in meeting the staff and budget constraints of the |
| | park's long-term monitoring program, and be scientifically and statistically valid. |
| | Keywords | cape cod national seashore, monitoring, protocol development, visitor impact monitoring, visitor |
| | use monitoring, |
| | Principal | Jeffrey L Marion, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Virginia Tech CPSU: cpsu@vt.edu; |
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