Table 1 in Global Island Monitoring Scheme (GIMS): a proposal for the long-term coordinated survey and monitoring of native island forest biota
Table 1 List of protocols and their characteristicsProtocol codeProtocol nameType of protocolTarget taxonMinimum sampling frequency1ABRYOLAT—completeInventoryBryophytesThe first survey in a given island1BBRYOLAT—monitoringMonitoringBryophytesFive or ten years2Remote sensingMonitoringVegetation patches at the community levelYearly or seasonal3Whole plot plant species surveyInventory/monitoringAll vascular plantsThe first survey in a given island and then each five or ten years4Population monitoring of rare speciesMonitoringAll vascular plants (rare species)Yearly5ACOBRA—completeInventorySpiders; beetlesThe first survey in a given island5BCOBRA—monitoringMonitoringSpiders; beetlesFive or ten years6Point-countsInventory/monitoringBirdsYearly7BatInventory/monitoringBatsYearly8Non-flying small mammalsInventory/monitoringNon-flying small mammalsFive years9Mammal carnivoresInventory/monitoringCarnivore mammalsFive years10Mammal herbivoresInventory/monitoringHerbivore mammalsFive yearsFor a full description see Appendix S2