Autor: Calhoun A. J., Jansujwicz J. S., Lilieholm R. J.
Klíčová slova: Citizen science, Conservation planning, Landowners, Municipal official, Private land, Stakeholder, Vernal pools
Název titulu / periodika: Environmental management
Rok vydání: 2013
Vydavatel: Springer
The Vernal Pool Mapping and Assessment Program (VPMAP) was initiated in 2007 to create a vernal pool database as a planning tool to foster local compliance with new state vernal pool regulations. In the northeastern United States, vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that provide critical breeding habitat for a number of amphibians and invertebrates and provide important resting and foraging habitat for some rare and endangered state-listed species. Using participant observation, interviews, and focus groups,…