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Park EI Monitoring Program
measure and assess present state of park EI in relation to
EI monitoring thresholds
assess EI change since last measurements in relations to EI
monitoring thresholds
design field monitoring/assess predictions from previous
model iterations
assess success of active management in relation to
management targets in terms of EI outputs and outcomes
identify key management priority areas and emerging
concerns
carry out/ upgrade process-based
inventories that link EI Indicator
biodiversity to ecological process
drivers
Management-Focussed Research
Park Management Process
interpret and explain ecological change in terms of
biological mechanisms, ecosystem regulation, and
surprise
predict rates and direction of ongoing ecological change
given assessments of local scale climate/weather model
identify new/arising management issues
recommend improvements to ongoing management
activities and approaches
co-management deliberations
conduct public consultation
plan active management with
performance targets
plan 5 and 15 year window(s)
SOPR
Management Decision Support
determine thresholds for EI Measures
for EI Condition and Effectiveness
Monitoring by looking at historical
rates of change and present condition,
and then modelling forward
develop models/refine existing models to predict 5 yr and
15 yr change in local climate/weather
develop models/refine existing models to predict 5 yr and
15 yr change in targeted ecological
communities/populations
identify ecological and social values at risk
conduct sensitivity analyses/risk assessments of
ecological change predictions
develop a scenario-based/risk-based assessment of
action/non-action management alternatives
Figure 3: Stages for conducting proactive adaptive management of northern national
parks under conditions of evolving uncertainty. „e process cycles every five years with
management planning and the State of the Park report (SOPR) reporting.
FIGURE 10.3
Stages.for.conducting.proactive.adaptive.management.of.northern.national.
parks.under.conditions.of.evolving.uncertainty..The.process.cycles.every.5.years.with.man-
agement.planning.and.the.State.of.the.Park.Report.(SOPR).reporting.
The.following.are.the.key.objectives.for.park.terrestrial.ecosystem.inventories:
•.
Identify,.describe,.and.classify.the.park.landscape.into.ecologically.equiva-
lent.landscape.segments.(ecotypes).
•.
Describe. ecotype. vascular. and. nonvascular. species,. and. classify. into.
plant.communities.following.methods.outlined.in.the.Canadian.System.
of.Vegetation.Classiication.(CNVC.2009).
