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Title

Recreation or Regression: Assessing the Effect of Human Activities on Desert Carbon Sequestration in Bears Ears National Monument

Authors

Jansen Nipko, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Elisabeth Currit, Brigham Young University - Provo
Tessa Cantrell, Brigham Young University - Provo
Shannon Lambson, Brigham Young University - Provo
Alex Long, Brigham Young University - Provo
Heather Phipps, Brigham Young University - Provo
Nathan Thompson, Brigham Young University - Provo
Ben Abbot, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Abstract

Map recreation activity both spatially and temporally, using recreation data from the BLM and publicly available sources.

Collect in situ data at 120 randomly selected sites using the Assessment, Monitoring, and Inventory Strategy.

Validate Landsat NDVI and SAVI imagery with in situ data

Utilize field data and NDVI & SAVI GIS analysis to compare vegetation and soil degradation in disturbed and undisturbed areas.

Extract 10cm soil core samples and run soil carbon analyses to measure carbon sequestration at each site.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Nipko, Jansen; Currit, Elisabeth; Cantrell, Tessa; Lambson, Shannon; Long, Alex; Phipps, Heather; Thompson, Nathan; and Abbot, Ben, "Recreation or Regression: Assessing the Effect of Human Activities on Desert Carbon Sequestration in Bears Ears National Monument" (2023). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023. 17.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2023/17

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2023-03-01

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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