Landscape Monitoring and Assessment Research Plan - 1994

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dc.call-noSPEC COLL GBAY ACC#11232
dc.creatorUnited States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-15T21:48:17Z
dc.date.available2011-03-15T21:48:17Z
dc.date.issued1994-03
dc.description64 pages; available for download at the link below.en
dc.description.abstractLandscape ecology is the study of the structure, function, pattern, and changes in heterogeneous land areas. Landscapes are described by the spatial arrangements of ecological resources. Landscape patterns are an important determinant of the intrinsic sustainability of certain ecological processes that, in turn, provide ecological goods and services (societal values). The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program's Landscapes component (EMAP-L) will focus on those landscape patterns that affect flows of energy, water, nutrients, and biota. The primary focus will be on the societal benefits derived from watershed integrity, biotic integrity and diversity, and landscape stability and resilience. The Landscape Monitoring and Assessment Research Plan is divided into five sections which describe: (1) the theoretical basis (landscape ecology) for monitoring landscapes and how this relates to and complements the objectives of EMAP; (2) the conceptual basis of the approach, including the societal values and assessment questions to be addressed; (3) the indicators of landscape condition; (4) the methods for monitoring and assessing the status and trends of landscape condition; and (5) the research and development activities needed to implement the plan.en
dc.identifier.otherAccession # 11232
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/27769
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.locationGBIC Special Collection
dc.publisherUnited States Environmental Protection Agencyen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEPA;620/R-94/009
dc.subjectsustainable landscapeen
dc.subjectlandscape conditionen
dc.subjectlandscape ecologyen
dc.subjectenvironmental protectionen
dc.titleLandscape Monitoring and Assessment Research Plan - 1994en
dc.typeTechnical Reporten

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