Other Documents and Resources

The main objective of this review is to identify potential areas for unmanned aerial system (UAS), or drone, use in data collection and site characterization for Bosque ecological monitoring in the Greater Rio Grande watershed in New Mexico. This overview is meant to assist staff in assessing appropriate applications of drones in monitoring projects. A google scholar search for relevant articles was done using key words – i.e. drone, canopy, wetland, and aerial. A total of 33 articles were read.

It remains unclear how wildlife communities are responding to invasive plant encroachment. In this review author Kyle Shaney addresses the following two questions: 1) When native vegetation is displaced by non-natives, how do native wildlife species adapt? 2) When managers remove non-native plants from riparian corridors during restoration efforts, how will wildlife be affected? The scope of this review is focused specifically on the top invasive riparian tree species in the southwest US, with special attention to New Mexico, although the review was expanded to incorporate relevant examples from throughout the US and the world where necessary.

Based on the 2011 Guidelines and Protocols for Monitoring Riparian Forest Restoration Projects (Bonfantine, et al.) and the Common Stand Exam-based protocols used by NMFWRI for CFRP projects For questions or comments, contact: Kathryn R Mahan, Ecological Monitoring Specialist, NMFWRI

Guidelines and Protocols for Monitoring Riparian Forest Restoration Projects

Literature Review of Four Invasive Phreatophytes and One Invasive Grass within the Bosque Forest of the Middle Rio Grande

Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) Site Monitoring Report for 2017 2017 Annual Tamarisk Leaf Beetle Monitoring Technical Report for the Greater Rio Grande Watershed Alliance

Using LIDAR for Greater Rio Grande Watershed Alliance Pre-Treatment Vegetation Monitoring