Department of the Interior
Dataset Description
This record contains monarch butterfly observations collected using a pollard walk (following SOP 2; ServCat record 103367) during 2018 at custom 2017 GRTS draw sites within select monitoring areas. These data were collected as part of the Monarch Conservation Science Partnership (MCSP) monarch butterfly and habitat monitoring trial. Final verified data file includes butterfly counts for sites sampled in Legacy Region 2 and 3. Areas monitored included Balcones Canyonlands (TX), Hagerman (TX), Washita (OK), Neal Smith (IA) NWRs and several locations near the town of Lamoni, Iowa and northern Missouri.
Organization: Department of the Interior
Organization URL: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/doi
Last updated: 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
Tags: Angiospermae, Asclepias, Danaus plexippus, General: Biology | Communities and Ecosystems | Grassland/Herbaceous, General: Biology | Species | Invertebrates, General: Biology | Species | Plants, General: Biology | Species | Pollinators, General: Management | Monitoring, IMMP, MCSP, Monarch, Monarch butterfly count data, Plant use, Pollard walk, Surveillance monitoring, angiosperms, flowering plants, milkweed, monarch butterfly