Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils Monitoring in the Rincon Mountain District, Saguaro National Park, 2008?2010 (Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SODN/NRDS?2011/216)

This report summarizes data of the Sonoran Desert Network’s first three seasons of terrestrial vegetation and soils monitoring in upland areas of the Rincon Mountain District, Saguaro National Park, in southern Arizona. Thirty-nine permanent monitoring sites were sampled, The current report summarizes effort to date, evaluates the sampling design in the context of our monitoring objectives, and suggests modifications to the design.