Wetland and stream rapid assessments : development, validation, and application /: development, validation, and application. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John Dorney, Rick Savage, Ralph W. Tiner, Paul Adamus.
• Editors: (Environmental scientist), Dorney, John
• Contents: Front Cover; Wetland and Stream Rapid Assessments: Development, Validation, and Application; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; References; Introduction; Background; Definitions; Overview of the Structure of the Book; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 1.0: History of Wetland and Stream RAMs; Rapid Assessment Methods for Wetlands; RAMs for Stream and Riparian Areas; Stream Flow Duration Methods; Stream Condition and Function Assessment Methods; Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Section 2: Landscape-Level Approaches Chapter 2.1: Introduction to Landscape-Level Wetland AssessmentBackground; What Is a Landscape-Level Wetland Assessment?; Guiding Principle; Source Data; Features to Identify; Overview of Landscape-Level Wetland Assessment in North America; Considerations in the Application of Landscape-Level Approaches Beyond North America; General Limitations of Landscape-Level Approaches; Summary; References; Further Reading; Section 2.2: Case Studies-Landscape-Level Approaches; Chapter 2.2.1: A Landscape-Level Wetland Functional Assessment Tool: Building a Framework for Watershed-Based Assessments ... IntroductionExpanding the NWI Database; LLWW Descriptors; Predicting Wetland Functions From NWI+ DATA; NWI+ Database; NWI+ Products; Uses of the NWI+ Data; Applications to Date; Case Study Examples of Applications; Basic Procedures; Watershed Examples; Watershed Results; Traditional NWI Findings; Enhanced NWI Findings; Comparison Between Watersheds; Statewide Assessment Example-Connecticut; Limitations of This Approach; Uses of This Assessment Method; Future Applications; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Further Reading Chapter 2.2.2: Georgia Coastal Wetlands Landscape-Level AssessmentIntroduction; Need for More Detailed Classification; Funding Source; Study Area; Methods; Source Data and Technical Requirements; NWI Wetland Classification; Expanded Classification for Developing Functional Correlations or Condition Assessment; Preliminary Assessment of Wetland Functions; Data Analysis and Compilation; Results; NWI Types; LLWW Types; Wetland Functions; Current Use of the Assessment; Lessons Learned; References; Further Reading Chapter 2.2.3: Assessing Streamflow Maintenance Functions in Wetlands of the Blackfoot River Subbasin in Montana, United ...Introduction; Background; Study Area; Methods; Source Data; Wetland Classification; Functional Correlations; Landscape Condition Assessment; Results; Landscape Condition Assessment; Lessons Learned; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2.2.4: Landscape-Level Wetland Functional Assessment for the St. Joseph River Watershed, Southwest Michigan, Unit ...; Introduction; Study Area; Developing a Watershed Management Plan; Baseline Data
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 577.680721; Wetlands -- Research; Rivers -- Research; NATURE / Ecology; NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128050927; 0128050926
• Related ISBNs: 9780128050910
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 14, 2018).
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