Design and Status of the Elevationl Transect and Monitoring Systems for Nevada’s NSF EPSCoR Climate Change Research Program

Presenters

Brian M. Bird, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Scotty Strachan, University of Nevada RenoFollow
David B. Simeral, Desert Research InstituteFollow
Richard L. Jasoni, Desert Research InstituteFollow

Location

University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building Ballroom

Start Date

2-2-2010 1:35 PM

End Date

2-2-2010 1:50 PM

Description

15 PowerPoint slides Convener: Franco Biondi, UNR & Michael Young, DRI Session 4: Ecological Change and Water Resources Abstract: -Current status of Transects -Sheep Range Transect (5 sites) fully permitted through Fish and Wildlife Service. -Site access agreement acquired from the Long Now Foundation for Snake Range (sites 1, 2 and 3). -Snake Range site 4 access granted through the Nevada Land Conservatory. -Waiting for site permit approval on sites 8,9 and 6,7 from BLM and GBNP respectively. -Tower installed at North Las Vegas UWCC for testing of sensors and communications. -Installation of towers will begin winter 2010 at lower elevational sites within the Sheep Range. -Site Network communications testing will begin March-April

Keywords

Ecological zones; Environmental monitoring; Nevada – Sheep Range; Nevada – Snake range; Vegetation monitoring

Disciplines

Desert Ecology | Environmental Monitoring | Environmental Sciences | Meteorology | Plant Sciences