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Monitoring Interdisciplinary Approaches for Evaluating Ecoregional Initiatives Edited by David E. Busch ♦ Joel C. Trexler Lance H. Gunderson Foreword by . About Island Press Island Press is the only nonprofit organization in the United States whose principal purpose is the publication of books on environmental issues and natural resource management. We provide solutions-oriented information to professionals, public officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens who are shaping responses to environmental problems. In 2003, Island Press celebrates its nineteenth anniversary as the lead¬ ing provider of timely and practical books that take a multidisciplinary ap¬ proach to critical environmental concerns. Our growing list of titles re¬ flects our commitment to bringing the best of an expanding body of literature to the environmental community throughout North America and the world. Support for Island Press is provided by The Nathan Cummings Foun¬ dation, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Founda¬ tion, Educational Foundation of America, The Charles Engelhard Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The Vira I. Heinz Endowment, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Moriah Fund, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foun¬ dation, The New-Land Foundation, Oak Foundation, The Overbrook Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Pew Chari¬ table Trusts, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Winslow Foundation, and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of these foundations. Monitoring Ecosystems Monitoring Ecosystems Interdisciplinary Approaches for Evaluating Ecoregional Initiatives Edited, by David E. Busch • Joel C. Trexler Foreword by Lance H. Gunderson ISLAND PRESS Washington • Covelo • London Copyright © 2003 Island Press All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009 ISLAND PRESS is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics. No copyright claim is made in work of Jim Alegria, Sarah Bellmund, Kelly Burnett, David E. Busch, Laura A. Brandt, Raymond L. Czaplewski, Donald L. DeAngelis, William L. Gaines, Barry D. Gold, RichyJ. Harrod, Miles Hemstrom, John F. Lehmkuhl, William A. Link, William F. Loftus, Wolf M. Mooij, Barry Mulder, James D. Nichols, M. Philip Nott, Gordon H. Reeves, Keith M. Reynolds, Paul L. Ringold, John R. Sauer, and Tim Tolle, employees of the federal government. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Monitoring ecosystems : interdisciplinary approaches for evaluating ecoregional initiatives / edited by David E. Busch and Joel C. Trexler. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-55963-850-8 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 1-55963-851-6 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Environmental monitoring. I. Busch, David E. II. Trexler, Joel C. QH541.15.M64 M658 2002 333.95—dc21 2002015727 British Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available. Printed on recycled, acid-free paper ® Book design by Artech Group, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 £vj. is flk'fmisz Contents Foreword xi Preface xvii Part I Introduction Chapter 1 The Importance of Monitoring in Regional Ecosystem Initiatives 1 David E. Busch and Joel C. Trexler Part II Principles of Ecosystem Monitoring Design Chapter 2 Conceptual Issues in Monitoring Ecological Resources 27 Barry R. Noon Chapter 3 Design of an Ecological Monitoring Strategy for the Forest Plan in the Pacific Northwest 73 Paul L. Ringold, Barry Mulder; Jim Alegria, Raymond L. Czaplewski, Tim Tolle, and Kelly Burnett Chapter 4 Monitoring for Adaptive Management of the Colorado River Ecosystem in Glen and Grand Canyons 101 Lawrence E. Stevens and Barry D. Gold Vll viii Contents Chapter 5 Science Strategy for a Regional Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Program: The Florida Everglades Example 135 John C. Ogden, Steven M. Davis, and Laura A. Brandt Part III Information Management and Modeling for Monitoring Programs Chapter 6 The Use of Models for a Multiscaled Ecological Monitoring System 167 Donald L. DeAngelis, Louis J. Gross, E. Jane Comiskey, Wolf M. Mooij, M. Philip Nott, and Sarah Bellmund Chapter 7 Role of Knowledge-Based Systems in Analysis and Communication of Monitoring Data 189 Keith M. Reynolds and Gordon H. Reeves Chapter 8 Approaches to Quality Assurance and Information Management for Regional Ecological Monitoring Programs 211 Craig J. Palmer Chapter 9 Estimation of Change in Populations and Communities from Monitoring Survey Data 227 John R. Sauer, William A. Link, and James D. Nichols Part IV Monitoring Habitats, Populations, and Communities Chapter 10 Competing Goals of Spatial and Temporal Resolution: Monitoring Seagrass Communities on a Regional Scale 257 James W. Fourqurean and Leanne M. Rutten Chapter 11 Late-Successional Forest Monitoring in the Pacific Northwest 289 Miles A. Hemstrom
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