National Park Service Cave Ecology Inventory And Monitoring Framework

Introduction In late 2008 a meeting was held in Lakewood, Colorado to discuss how national protocols could be written to Abstract A team developed the Cave Ecology Inventory and Monitoring Framework for National Park Service (NPS) units. It contains information for NPS cave managers across the United States to determine how to inventory and monitor cave ecology. Due to the wide geographical scope of NPS caves and their many different types, the document does not prescribe exact protocols. Instead, it provides guidance for what types of inventory and Hazel Barton Department of Biology University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-1901 bartonh@uakron.edu