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ROMN Uplands Vegetation Composition, Structure, and Soils Monitoring in FLFO, GRKO, and LIBI: 2009-2024 - Data Package

Published by National Park Service | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: January 25, 2026 at 05:28 PM | Dataset Last Updated: December 01, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This data package contains the data collected for the Rocky Mountain Network’s (ROMN) Vegetation Composition Structure and Soils (VCSS) protocol. These data were collected in the field at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO), Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO), and Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (LIBI) in Colorado and Montana beginning in 2009 and continuing to the present. Vegetation composition, structure, and soils are important habitat elements in all Rocky Mountain Network parks. Vegetation structure and composition are fundamental determinants of wildlife habitat characteristics and quality, visitor experiences, cultural/historic landscape quality (in the cases of LIBI and GRKO), and basic ecosystem functioning (e.g., via primary production; cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients; and micro-climate controls). The files in this package include information regarding the trees, seedlings, other plant species, soil stability, and disturbance at the upland sampling locations in each park.

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description This data package contains the data collected for the Rocky Mountain Network’s (ROMN) Vegetation Composition Structure and Soils (VCSS) protocol. These data were collected in the field at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO), Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO), and Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (LIBI) in Colorado and Montana beginning in 2009 and continuing to the present. Vegetation composition, structure, and soils are important habitat elements in all Rocky Mountain Network parks. Vegetation structure and composition are fundamental determinants of wildlife habitat characteristics and quality, visitor experiences, cultural/historic landscape quality (in the cases of LIBI and GRKO), and basic ecosystem functioning (e.g., via primary production; cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients; and micro-climate controls). The files in this package include information regarding the trees, seedlings, other plant species, soil stability, and disturbance at the upland sampling locations in each park.
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    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_SiteVisits.csv",
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    "description": "Dates and locations of sampling events, as well as details about sampling locations",
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_Disturbance_Human.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_Disturbance_LandUse.csv",
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_LitterDepth.csv",
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    "mediaType": "text/csv",
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_Phenology.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Phenology data from GRKO and LIBI cover plots (2015-2024)",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/747803?Reference=2311369"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_CoverPlot_Species.csv",
    "format": "csv",
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    "description": "Plant species recorded in cover plots",
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    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Plant species, surface cover, and disturbance data from point intercept transects",
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_Woody_TreesSaplings.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Saplings and trees diameter at breast height and canopy description",
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_Soil_Sample.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Soil chemistry sampling data",
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "ROMN_Uplands_Soil_Stability.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Soil stability data along point intercept transects",
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identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/NPS_DataStore_2311369
issued 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z
keyword 
                                            [
  "Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities",
  "Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Grassland/Herbaceous Communities",
  "Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Shrubland Communities",
  "Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Complex",
  "Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex",
  "Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants",
  "Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics",
  "FLFO",
  "GRKO",
  "LIBI",
  "ROMN",
  "Rocky Mountain Inventory and Monitoring Network",
  "litter",
  "phenology",
  "plants",
  "soil",
  "transects",
  "trees",
  "vegetation"
]
landingPage https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2311369
license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
modified 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z
programCode 
                                            [
  "010:118",
  "010:119"
]
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "National Park Service",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
spatial -112.7657,38.8841,-105.2458,46.4405
temporal 2009-06-02/2024-07-13
theme 
                                            [
  "Data Package"
]
title ROMN Uplands Vegetation Composition, Structure, and Soils Monitoring in FLFO, GRKO, and LIBI: 2009-2024 - Data Package

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