BONAP missing non-native species
What would you like us to do when BONAP is missing non-native species? We're noticing about 10% missing, and that's just from a casual look.
Hey,
If you want, feel free to send me a few of the refuges/counties where you have missing species. I can compare the online Bonap list with the CD version, which should be more complete.
DM
I'm working on the Becharof National Wildlife refuge and the most knowledgeable person there does not have a detailed list of the plants (compiled 4 years ago) of the Alaska Peninsula/Becharof NWR nor were they surveying invasive plants on the refuge. They were able to provide a herbarium list of that time and complied it with a list of plants from the University of Alaska- Museum herbarium.
They were also able to provide a few invasive species near the refuge though.
I've visited all of the links in your help pages (and more), but I was unable to get any further information. I seem to be stuck at a dead end. Do you have any further suggestions? I would appreciate any assistance you could provide.
Previously Lyman Wong wrote:
I'm working on the Becharof National Wildlife refuge and the most knowledgeable person there does not have a detailed list of the plants (compiled 4 years ago) of the Alaska Peninsula/Becharof NWR nor were they surveying invasive plants on the refuge. They were able to provide a herbarium list of that time and complied it with a list of plants from the University of Alaska- Museum herbarium.
They were also able to provide a few invasive species near the refuge though.
I've visited all of the links in your help pages (and more), but I was unable to get any further information. I seem to be stuck at a dead end. Do you have any further suggestions? I would appreciate any assistance you could provide.
Lyman,
For many refuges there will be no plant information at all. The goal is to the best we can tracking down existing information, but there will still be lots of refuges for which we won't have any data. That's fine - there are about 450 refuges total, so by the time we're done, we should have enough data to answer most of our questions. Just note the dead end and move on to the next refuge.
DM