Survey of Plant Communities of Kipukas Within Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preseve
Document Type
Report
Publisher
National Park Service
Publication Date
6-2009
First Page
1
Last Page
26
Abstract
We visited and sampled kipukas at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO) during 2004 and 2005, focusing in particular on their plant communities, but also recording other attributes, including cultural and natural resources. Some putative kipukas proved either to be misclassified from aerial images or were false kipukas (apparently areas of lower lying lava over which some soil had drifted, and we updated the CRMO GIS kipuka database to reflect this. For the true kipukas, we sampled the plant community by visual survey, by using a point-frame to estimate percent cover of each species present, or both. We also recorded kipuka attributes and evidence of cultural and natural resources, using a checklist (Resource Observation Form) that was developed by CRMO personnel.
Recommended Citation
Huntly N. 2009. Survey of plant communities of kipukas within Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Final Report to the National Park Service