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Rapid is relative until clearly defined: A response to Kleindl et al.
Citation:
Fennessy, M., A. D. Jacobs, AND M. E. KENTULA. Rapid is relative until clearly defined: A response to Kleindl et al. Wetland Science and Practice. The Society of Wetland Scientists, McLean, VA, 4:23--24, (2010).
Impact/Purpose:
The response to Kleindl et al. replies to their claims that an analysis of rapid assessments published in an Environmental Protection Agency report and then in the peer-reviewed journal, Wetlands, wrongly eliminated the Hydrogeomorphic Assessment Method (HGM) from consideration.
Description:
The response to Kleindl et al. replies to their claims that an analysis of rapid assessments published in an Environmental Protection Agency report and then in the peer-reviewed journal, Wetlands, wrongly eliminated the Hydrogeomorphic Assessment Method (HGM) from consideration. The authors of the research in question replied that (1) A clear definition of rapid in terms of assessing wetland condition in a monitoring and assessment program was clearly stated in the publications, while Kleindl et al. do not define rapid. (2) The decision to drop HGM from consideration early in the evaluation process was based on several criteria, i.e., not arbitrary, as Kleindl et al. claim. (3) Even if HGM had been considered with the other rapid assessment methods, it would have failed two of the criteria used in the evaluation.
