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GWMP Sites
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George Washington Memorial ParkwayPermanent Lichen Biomonitoring Sites in GWMP
Designed as a greenway
to the Nation's Capital, the George Washington Memorial Parkway
includes 7374 acres of parkland as well, inlcuding Great Falls Park,
Turkey Run Park, and Dyke Marsh in Virginia, Glen Echo Park in
Maryland, and Theodore Roosevelt Park in the District of Columbia. The
parks preserve a variety of habitats and numerous rare, threatened or
endangered species. Five permanent lichen
biomonitoring sites have been established in the GWMP, one (at Great
Falls) near a site
that has been studied previously. At
each location, abundance of tree-inhabiting macrolichens
was recorded and a specimen of the
common lichen Flavoparmelia caperata was collected for elemental analysis. Links are available to
each site location, where all available data can be obtained. Summary
data can also be obtained for all sites in GWMP: GWMP lichensGWMP elementsGWMP maps available from NPSNCR Lichens Home |
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