Terrestrial Synthesis for Voyageurs National Park

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In this multi year project, a synthesis of terrestrial natural resource research, inventory, monitoring and management will be developed as a compendium for the park’s first 35+ years (1972-present). The synthesis will address terrestrial resources (e.g., mammals, birds, forest vegetation, fire history, air quality) in the southern transitional boreal forest. Some of the information included in the terrestrial synthesis will by necessity need to overlap with portions of the completed aquatic synthesis (e.g., amphibians and reptiles, beavers, atmospheric deposition of nutrients and contaminants). The objectives of the project are to: 1) conduct a thorough assessment of existing information and compile a bibliography for each subject, 2) summarize research and resource management findings/recommendations , 3) review current park resource management priorities and policies, and 4) complete recommendations from the synthesis in a flow chart format to present a viable and feasible sequence of future research and resource management actions.

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