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Ecology Program
Understanding the status and trends of ecosystems in the changing environments of the 21st century
•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.
For information on services and data contact: Dr. Esteban Muldavin, muldavin@unm.edu
Current Projects
- Wildlife Doorways: Supporting Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Across Borders in the Upper Rio Grande Watershed
- Fire and drought vegetation responses at Bandelier National Monument
- Restore New Mexico Projects and Climate Change
- Using Research Natural Areas monitor climate change in the Southwest
- Regional-scale Analysis of Northern Chihuahuan Desert Vegetation
- A Vegetation of Map for Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- White Sands National Monument Vegetation Map
Publication Highlight - Ecology
How a national vegetation classification can help ecological research and management
