Deutschman Lab Projects
Recreational impacts on parks and preserves are difficult to assess. The starting point for assessing potential impacts is to get a credible and statistically robust estimate of human use patterns across parks and through time (daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal differences). This will provide estimates of variation in use and provide the basis for developing a scientifically credible model which can be used to make annual estimates of the number of people entering City of San Diego open space parks.
Research Tasks
1. Provide scientific and statistical support to develop a cost-effective and statistically sound monitoring program
2. Analysis of the monitoring data to estimate intensity and pattern of recreational use across space and through time
Lead Biologist: Douglas Deutschman
This project is funded by a grant from the City of San Diego.
Design and Analysis of a Monitoring Program to Estimate Recreational Use of City Parks
