. Southwest Montana wetland assessment : developing a statewide assessment and monitoring strategy for Montana. Wetlands; Wetland ecology; Wetland management. Figure 19. A slope Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Fen site sampled as part of the southwest Montana basin-wide assessment Figure 20. A basin Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Fen site sampled as part of the southwest Montana basin-wide assessment project. We sampled one example of a Northern Rocky Mountain Wooded Vernal Pool. This site was a shallow pond ringed with aspen (Populus tremuloides), Douglas-fir, and Engelmann's spr
. Southwest Montana wetland assessment : developing a statewide assessment and monitoring strategy for Montana. Wetlands; Wetland ecology; Wetland management. Figure 19. A slope Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Fen site sampled as part of the southwest Montana basin-wide assessment Figure 20. A basin Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Fen site sampled as part of the southwest Montana basin-wide assessment project. We sampled one example of a Northern Rocky Mountain Wooded Vernal Pool. This site was a shallow pond ringed with aspen (Populus tremuloides), Douglas-fir, and Engelmann's spruce. Wetlands sampled were also classified by hydrogeomorphic (HGM) system in the field. The majority of wetlands sampled were classified as slope wetlands, in which groundwater was the primary hydrologic input (Table 10). Level 2 condition scores were calculated for all 93 wetlands sampled. Scores ranged from 55-100 out of a possible range of (Figure 21). We divided our assessment scores into four categories defined relative to their departure from reference standard: at or near expected reference standard (scores = 90-100); slight departure from expected reference standard (scores = 80-89); moderate departure from expected reference standard (scores = 70-79); and severe departure from expected reference standard (scores < 70). Wet meadow, emergent marshe, and riparian shrubland sites had scores across the range of condition categories, indicating they may be impacted by a range of stressors (Table 11). Fens were either near reference standard or at a severe departure from reference standard. The condition scores for each of the four attributes that comprise the overall condition score, Landscape Context, Vegetation, Physicochemical, and Hydrologic attributes, showed variable patterns (Table 12). Landscape Context attribute scores ranged across condition categories for wet meadow, riparian shrubland, and emergent marshe sites. Most wet meadow and emergent marsh sit
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