Ecology
Understanding the Status and Trends of Ecosystems
•Research – we conduct applied research on the impacts of climate change, fire, and land use on New Mexico’s ecosystems to support management and inform policy.
•Monitoring – we maintain a vegetation monitoring database to support long-term trend analysis of ecosystems across New Mexico and the Southwest.
•Vegetation Classification and Inventory – over the past 25 years NHNM has classified and mapped vegetation on over 2 million acres in New Mexico. We have amassed a database of over 15,000 vegetation plots with over 200,000 plant records.
![Riparian ecosystem](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-06/17YC032_NMRIPMAP_NMP_photo2315_D_252azm_Downstream_cropped_medres.jpg?itok=UU9QkIkZ)
![Research Natural Areas](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-06/new%20rna%20screen%20grab_0.png?itok=fsoLVFhH)