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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - ARID ECOSYSTEMS 1992 PILOT REPORT
Citation:
Kepner, W.G. AND e. al. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - ARID ECOSYSTEMS 1992 PILOT REPORT. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/620/R-94/015 (NTIS PB94176898).
Description:
The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) is being implemented to provide quantitative assessments of status and trends in the condition of ecological resources within the United States. n 1992 the EMAP Arid Ecosystems Resource Group (EMAP-Arid) conducted a pilot study in the southeastern Utah portion of the Colorado Plateau. his report describes the results of that pilot study. his was the first field activity for the EMAP-Arid group and evaluates several indicators of arid ecosystem condition; assessing the ecological condition of the Colorado Plateau was beyond the scope of this initial study. ection 2 describes the study objectives, study area, site selection and sample plot design. ection 3 gives the indicator measurement methods. ections 4-7 provides results for the study objectives. ncluded in Sections 8 are recommendations for 1993 and 1994 pilot studies. he results of this study will be used for continued indicator development and future implementation of the Arid Ecosystem monitoring program.