Article: Standardized Measures of Coastal Wetland Condition: Implementation at a Laurentian Great Lakes Basin-Wide Scale
Wetlands. 2017 Feb., v. 37, no. 1
2017
Abstract: Since European settlement, over 50Â % of coastal wetlands have been lost in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin, causing growing concern and increased monitoring by government agencies. For over a decade, monitoring efforts have focused on the development ... ...
Abstract | Since European settlement, over 50Â % of coastal wetlands have been lost in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin, causing growing concern and increased monitoring by government agencies. For over a decade, monitoring efforts have focused on the development of regional and organism-specific measures. To facilitate collaboration and information sharing between public, private, and government agencies throughout the Great Lakes basin, we developed standardized methods and indicators used for assessing wetland condition. Using an ecosystem approach and a stratified random site selection process, birds, anurans, fish, macroinvertebrates, vegetation, and physico-chemical conditions were sampled in coastal wetlands of all five Great Lakes including sites from the United States and Canada. Our primary objective was to implement a standardized basin-wide coastal wetland monitoring program that would be a powerful tool to inform decision-makers on coastal wetland conservation and restoration priorities throughout the Great Lakes basin. |
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Keywords | Anura ; birds ; ecosystems ; fish ; government agencies ; macroinvertebrates ; monitoring ; physicochemical properties ; vegetation ; wetland conservation ; wetlands ; Canada ; Great Lakes ; United States |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2017-02 |
Size | p. 15-32. |
Publishing place | Springer Netherlands |
Document type | Article |
ZDB-ID | 1097341-2 |
ISSN | 1943-6246 ; 0277-5212 |
ISSN (online) | 1943-6246 |
ISSN | 0277-5212 |
DOI | 10.1007/s13157-016-0835-7 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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