Vegetation Monitoring at Cabrillo National Monument (CABR) by the Mediterranean Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network (MEDN) 2012-2025 : Data Package
Kompella MD , Pandori L , Weisenborn K , Mendelsohn M , Ostermann-Kelm S . 2026. Vegetation Monitoring at Cabrillo National Monument (CABR) by the Mediterranean Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network (MEDN) 2012-2025 : Data Package. National Park Service. Fort Collins CO https://doi.org/10.57830/2315486
The Mediterranean Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network (MEDN) has been monitoring vegetation at Cabrillo National Monument (CABR) as a “vital sign” of ecosystem health since 2012. The goal of the program is to provide timely information on the status and trends in key communities and taxa for resource managers at National Park units. The CABR Vegetation Monitoring data package comprises 6 CSV files that contain information on: (1) the location and characteristics of transects surveyed as part of the monitoring program, (2) taxa encountered during survey efforts, and (3) results of surveys documenting vegetation height, soil cover, shrub density, and species richness along 72 30-meter transects. Thus, the data package contains files and EML metadata that provide comprehensive information on the terrestrial vegetation at CABR from 2012-2025. This publicly available information is crucial for tracking changes in plant communities and informing management decisions in a highly biodiverse ecoregion.
- Type
- Data Package
- Authors
- Kompella, Melina; Pandori, Lauren; Weisenborn, Kimberly; Mendelsohn, Mark; Ostermann-Kelm, Stacey
- Date of Issue
- 2026-10-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.57830/2315486
- Units
- CABR , MEDN
- Keywords
- biomass, CABR, disturbances, ecology, MEDN, plant cover, plant ecology, shrubs, terrestrial ecosystems, transects, vascular plants, vegetation dynamics
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Shrubland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex
- License
- Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal