Ecological indicators for the nation /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Evaluate Indicators for Monitoring Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments, National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Indicators (Biology)
Environmental monitoring.
Environmental Monitoring
Indicateurs biologiques.
Environnement > Surveillance.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Scales and Applicability of Indicators
  • Criteria for Evaluating Indicators
  • The Committee's Conceptual Model for Choosing Indicators
  • Policy Perspectives
  • The Recommended Indicators
  • Timing and Cost of Implementing the Committee's Recommendations
  • Local and Regional Indicators
  • Care and Handling of Environmental Data
  • Research
  • Why Are Ecological Indicators Needed?
  • Key Ecological Processes and Products That People Value
  • Establishing Baselines to Evaluate Trends
  • Evaluating Indicators
  • Realistic Expectations about the Value of Indicators
  • The Empirical and Conceptual Foundations of Indicators
  • Scientific Underpinnings of Indicators
  • Using Multiple Approaches
  • Historical and Paleoecological Data As Aids to Indicator Development
  • Sources of Information about Current Ecological Processes
  • Models to Assess Ecosystem Functioning
  • The Committee's Conceptual Model for Choosing Indicators
  • A Framework for Indicator Selection
  • Criteria for Evaluating Indicators
  • Information Handling and Calibration
  • Data Quality Control, Archiving, and Assignment of Responsibilities
  • Use of the Committee Framework
  • Indicators for National Ecological Assessments
  • The Extent and Status of the Nation's Ecosystems
  • Indicators of Ecological Capital: A. Biotic Raw Materials
  • Indicators of Ecological Capital: B. Abiotic Raw Materials
  • Indicators of the Performance of the Nation's Ecosystems
  • Indicators of Nutrient-Use Efficiency and Nutrient Balances in Agroecosystems
  • Research Needs.

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