Other Documents

Peruse journal articles, NPS Natural Resource Reports, and articles for general audiences on topics related to national parks in the Southern Colorado Plateau Network.

Journal Articles

• Gremer, J. R., C. Andrews, J. R. Norris, L. P. Thomas, S. M. Munson, M. C. Duniway, and J. B. Bradford. 2018. Increasing temperature seasonality may overwhelm shifts in soil moisture to favor shrub over grass dominance in Colorado Plateau drylands. Oecologia, 188:1195–1207.
• Lauver, C. L., J. Norris, L. P. Thomas, and J. DeCoster. 2010. Quantifying sample bias in long-term monitoring programs: A case study at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. In The Colorado Plateau IV: Shaping conservation through science and management, Van Riper III, C., B.F. Wakeling, and T. D. Sisk, editors. The University of Arizona Press. Tucson, Arizona.
• Norris, J. R., J. L. Betancourt, and S. T. Jackson. 2016. Late Holocene expansion of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) in the Central Rocky Mountains, USA. Journal of Biogeography, 43: 778-790.
• Norris, J. R., S. T. Jackson, and J. L. Betancourt. 2006. Classification tree and minimum-volume ellipsoid analyses of the distribution of ponderosa pine in the western USA. Journal of Biogeography 33: 342 - 360
• Norris, Jodi R., and Jessica J. Walker, 2020. Solar and sensor geometry, not vegetation response, drive satellite NDVI phenology in widespread ecosystems of the western United States. Remote Sensing of Environment. 249, #112013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112013.
• Rink. G. 2005. A checklist of the vascular flora of Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Apache County, Arizona. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132(3): 510-532.
• Rink. G. 2007. A checklist of the vascular flora of Yucca House National Monument and surrounding lands, Montezuma County, Colorado. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 134(2): 289-300.
• Rink. G. and A. Cully. 2008. A checklist of the vascular flora of Aztec Ruins National Monument, San Juan County, New Mexico. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 135(4): 571-584.
• Rink. G., A. Cully and D. A. McCallum. 2009. A checklist of the vascular flora of El Morro National Monument, Cibola County, New Mexico. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136(3): 403-421.
• Vankat, J.L. 2011. Post-1935 changes in forest vegetation of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA: Part 1 – ponderosa pine forest. Forest Ecology and Management 261(3): 309-325.
• Vankat, J.L. 2011. Post-1935 changes in forest vegetation of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA: Part 2 – Mixed conifer, spruce-fir, and quaking aspen forests. Forest Ecology and Management 261(3): 326-341.
• Vankat JL. 2017.Post-1935 changes in Pinyon-Juniper persistent woodland on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 394:73-85

Natural Resource Reports

• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the limy upland shrubland ecosystem in Aztec Ruins National Monument. Natural Resource Report NPS/AZRU/NRR—2019/1999. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2020. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the mesa-top pinyon-juniper woodland ecosystem in Bandelier National Monument. Natural Resource Report NPS/ BAND/NRR—2020/2114. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the sandy loam upland grassland ecosystem in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/CHCU/NRR—2019/1998. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the desert sand shrubland ecosystem in the Bullfrog Region of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report NPS/GLCA/NRR—2019/1997. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the desert sand shrubland ecosystem in the Escalante Region of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report NPS/GLCA/NRR—2019/1995. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2020. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the pinyon-juniper woodland ecosystem in Grand Canyon National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRCA/ NRR—2020/2115. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2020. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the loamy mesa-top pinyon-juniper woodland ecosystem in Mesa Verde National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/MEVE/NRR—2020/2116. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2020.Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the shallow loamy mesa-top pinyon-juniper woodland ecosystem in Mesa Verde National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/MEVE/NRR—2020/2117. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the clayey fan grass-land ecosystem in Petrified Forest National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/PEFO/NRR—2019/1993. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the sandy loam upland grassland ecosystem in Petrified Forest National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/PEFO/NRR—2019/1992. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the malpais grassland ecosystem in Petroglyph National Monument. Natural Resource Report NPS/PETR/NRR—2019/1996. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the loamy upland shrubland ecosystem in Wupatki National Monument. Natural Resource Report NPS/WUPA/NRR—2019/1990. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Andrews, C., J. Bradford, J. Norris, J. Gremer, M. Duniway, S. Munson, L. Thomas, and M. Swan. 2019. Describing trends in past and future soil moisture in the volcanic upland grassland ecosystem in Wupatki National Monument. Natural Resource Report NPS/WUPA/NRR—2019/1994. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• DeCoster, J. K. 2019. Grassland ecosystems of Petrified Forest National Park: A literature review. Natural Resource Report NPS/SCPN/NRR—2019/2011. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• DeCoster, James K. 2019. Mixed conifer and spruce-fir forests of Grand Canyon National Park: A literature review. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRCA/NRR—2019/2004. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Jacobs, B., B. Judy, S. Fettig, K. Beeley, C. Haffey, C. Schwemm, J. Palumbo, and L. Thomas. 2015. Bandelier National Monument Natural Resource Condition Assessment, Natural Resource Report NPS/BAND/NRR—2015/1000. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Swan, M. C., L. M. McCoy, and J. R. Norris. 2020. Petrified Forest grasslands, status and trends: Vegetation and soils monitoring 2007–2018. Natural Resource Report NPS/SCPN/NRR—2020/2068. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Stortz, S. D., C. E. Aslan, T. D. Sisk, T. A. Chaudhry, J. M. Rundall, J. Palumbo, L. Zachmann, and B. Dickson. 2018. Natural resource condition assessment. Greater Grand Canyon landscape assessment. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRCA/NRR—2018/1645. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Articles for the Public

• Palumbo, J. 2011. Helping Hummingbirds with Citizen Science. High Country News. September 12, 2011.
• Palumbo. J. 2011. 2011. Hummingbird monitoring in Colorado Plateau parks. Park Science (28)2:72-73.