Reports, Publications, Protocols and Data

NPS / Katy Perrault

 

Here you can find our available reports, publications, and data for each of our systems monitored. Status of reports, publications, and data packages is variable across ecosystems and Vital Signs and are updated here as they become available. Click on the drop downs below to view. If you have any questions, you can contact Natural Resource Management and Science staff.

You can also click on the headers for each ecosystem to visit their pages, where you can find more information about each Vital Sign and monitoring issue.

 

Coastal Shores

Coastal shorelines are monitored to understand changes in the shoreline position and topography, informing an understanding of the coastal geomorphology of the park and potential impacts.

Ocean Shoreline Position

 

Monitoring Documents (Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures)
Ocean Shoreline Position

Here you can find the documents that guide our monitoring of Ocean Shoreline Position, including the protocol and standard operating procedures (SOP's).

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9707. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.

 

Data
Ocean Shoreline Position

Here you can find the data package for Ocean Shoreline Position. 

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9675. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.

 

Coastal Topography

 

Monitoring Documents (Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures)
Coastal Topography

Here you can find the protocols, standard operating procedures (SOP's) and information on the protocol development used for coastal topography monitoring.

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9676. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.

 

Wildlife

Wildlife, such as shorebirds, can tell us a lot about the status of our ecosystems as indicators, in addition to being important to monitor for their own management.

 

Shorebirds

 

Monitoring Documents
Shorebirds

Here you can find the reports and the management plan for the Cape Cod National Seashore shorebird monitoring program!

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9710. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.

 

Park-wide and Multisystem

Monitoring of things like air quality and hydrology, which are park-wide and multisystem, can be very important in informing other monitoring programs, such as those concerning water quality.

You can find the data from the air quality monitoring done at Cape Cod National Seashore's site of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) on the NADP website.

 

Ponds and Freshwater Wetlands

Cape Cod National Seashore is home to many kettle ponds, formed by its glacial past, and seasonal (vernal) ponds that are monitored by our scientists.

Kettle Pond Vegetation

 

Monitoring Documents
Kettle Pond Vegetation

Here you can find the monitoring documents available for kettle pond vegetation.

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9714. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.

 

Vernal Pond Vegetation

 

Monitoring Documents
Vernal Ponds Vegetation

Here you can find our currently available vernal wetland vegetation monitoring documents.

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9715. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.

 

Dune Slack Wetlands

 

Monitoring Documents
Dune Slack Wetlands

Here you can find available monitoring documents for dune slack wetlands!

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9716. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.

 

Estuaries and Salt Marshes

Estuaries and salt marshes - the areas in the intertidal zone where freshwater meets the sea - are a major component of the Seashore's mosaic of ecosystems.

Salt Marsh Vegetation Monitoring

 

Monitoring Documents
Salt Marsh Vegetation

Here you can find the available monitoring documents for salt marsh vegetation.

Source: NPS DataStore Collection 9717. To search for additional information, visit the NPS DataStore.