534
Private lands, 412
Probabilistic river, 368
Probability samples, 80-81
Project-level planning, 174
Public lands
and ownership boundaries, 412
surveys of, 282-283
Public policy, 57
Push-pull migration model, 425
Quasi-option value, 234-235
Radar data, 140
Radiance, in remote sensing, 139
Ralf Yorque Society, 66-67
Random sampling (RS), 81, 99-100
RAPiD/Arc, 74
Rapid Diversity Assessment, 125
Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA), 125
Rarity, 100-101
Recreational opportunity spectrum (ROS), 408
Reference sites, 393
Reference stands, and data preservation, 72
REFIRES, 347
Reflectance, in remote sensing, 139
Regional assessments
as decision support systems, 165-166
Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS)
program for, 173
and LUCAS, 173
measurement of economic structure, 246
Regional economic impact assessment (REIA), 249, 293
Regularity, as a characteristic of disturbances, 341
REMI,313
Remote sensing, 126
conservation reserve program (CRP) and, 413
and ecosystem management examples, 143-148
and ecosystem management overview, 135-138
and land cover, 407
and regional plot databases, 96
sources of remotely sensed data, 138-143
use of existing data and, 95
weaknesses of, 48-49
Reorganization, as a stage in forest ecosystem
growth, 63
Repeat photography, 282-283
Representative assessment (RA)
definition of, 293-294
delineation of the assessment area and land units,
295-297
description of, 292-293
and partnerships and conservation planning, 301-302
selecting conservation areas and, 298-299
steps in, 299-301
suitability of land areas and, 297-298
Resilience, 18-19, 60-61
Resource Planning Act (RPA) of 1993, 144
Resource-scale, 139-140
Return interval, as a characteristic of disturbances, 341
Revealed preference, as an approach to nonmarket
valuation, 238-239
RlfESSys, 264-265
RIMS, 313-314
Riparian ecosystems, 285, 342
Ripley's K, 193
Rival goods, 234
River Continuum concept, 356, 392
Riverine systems, 353, 355
Index
Rotation period, as a characteristic of disturbances, 341
Sampling
accessibility, 75
adaptive sampling designs, 89
basic sampling designs, 84-85, 86, 96-102
double sampling, 89
evaluation of sampling strategies, 99-100
hypothesis testing and p values, 83-84
interpolation and extrapolation from samples,
101-102
judgmental, 75
large-scale sampling design example, 89-90
nonprobability and gradient directed transect
sampling, 88-89
overview, 79-80
random sampling (RS), 81, 99-100
representative, 97
sampling size, 84, 101
in spatial analysis, 189
statistical inference, 80
experimental design, 81
populations and probability samples, 80
probability samples, 80-81
statistical methods, 81-82
bias, precision, and accuracy, 82-83
confidence intervals, 83
variance of estimators derived from the HorvitzThompson estimator, 87-88
Satellite imagery, 135
Savanna, 74
Scale
and data acquisition, 71-72
and design of monitoring programs, 24-25
invariance, 202
requirements for assessments, 24
and society-environment interactions, 428-431
spatial, 36, 93-94, 156
temporal, 36, 156
Scarcity, 228
Scenario planning, 25
Scenic quality, 408
Sector, 248, 250
Sediment, 375-378, 468
Self-affine, 202
Self-organization, 127
Self-sealing beliefs, 63
Self-similarity, 202
Semivariance methods, in spatial statistics, 193, 194-195
Sequoia 2000, 109
Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (SNEP), 94, 95, 96,
295
Sill, 194
Similarity, 431
Private lands, 412
Probabilistic river, 368
Probability samples, 80-81
Project-level planning, 174
Public lands
and ownership boundaries, 412
surveys of, 282-283
Public policy, 57
Push-pull migration model, 425
Quasi-option value, 234-235
Radar data, 140
Radiance, in remote sensing, 139
Ralf Yorque Society, 66-67
Random sampling (RS), 81, 99-100
RAPiD/Arc, 74
Rapid Diversity Assessment, 125
Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA), 125
Rarity, 100-101
Recreational opportunity spectrum (ROS), 408
Reference sites, 393
Reference stands, and data preservation, 72
REFIRES, 347
Reflectance, in remote sensing, 139
Regional assessments
as decision support systems, 165-166
Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS)
program for, 173
and LUCAS, 173
measurement of economic structure, 246
Regional economic impact assessment (REIA), 249, 293
Regularity, as a characteristic of disturbances, 341
REMI,313
Remote sensing, 126
conservation reserve program (CRP) and, 413
and ecosystem management examples, 143-148
and ecosystem management overview, 135-138
and land cover, 407
and regional plot databases, 96
sources of remotely sensed data, 138-143
use of existing data and, 95
weaknesses of, 48-49
Reorganization, as a stage in forest ecosystem
growth, 63
Repeat photography, 282-283
Representative assessment (RA)
definition of, 293-294
delineation of the assessment area and land units,
295-297
description of, 292-293
and partnerships and conservation planning, 301-302
selecting conservation areas and, 298-299
steps in, 299-301
suitability of land areas and, 297-298
Resilience, 18-19, 60-61
Resource Planning Act (RPA) of 1993, 144
Resource-scale, 139-140
Return interval, as a characteristic of disturbances, 341
Revealed preference, as an approach to nonmarket
valuation, 238-239
RlfESSys, 264-265
RIMS, 313-314
Riparian ecosystems, 285, 342
Ripley's K, 193
Rival goods, 234
River Continuum concept, 356, 392
Riverine systems, 353, 355
Index
Rotation period, as a characteristic of disturbances, 341
Sampling
accessibility, 75
adaptive sampling designs, 89
basic sampling designs, 84-85, 86, 96-102
double sampling, 89
evaluation of sampling strategies, 99-100
hypothesis testing and p values, 83-84
interpolation and extrapolation from samples,
101-102
judgmental, 75
large-scale sampling design example, 89-90
nonprobability and gradient directed transect
sampling, 88-89
overview, 79-80
random sampling (RS), 81, 99-100
representative, 97
sampling size, 84, 101
in spatial analysis, 189
statistical inference, 80
experimental design, 81
populations and probability samples, 80
probability samples, 80-81
statistical methods, 81-82
bias, precision, and accuracy, 82-83
confidence intervals, 83
variance of estimators derived from the HorvitzThompson estimator, 87-88
Satellite imagery, 135
Savanna, 74
Scale
and data acquisition, 71-72
and design of monitoring programs, 24-25
invariance, 202
requirements for assessments, 24
and society-environment interactions, 428-431
spatial, 36, 93-94, 156
temporal, 36, 156
Scarcity, 228
Scenario planning, 25
Scenic quality, 408
Sector, 248, 250
Sediment, 375-378, 468
Self-affine, 202
Self-organization, 127
Self-sealing beliefs, 63
Self-similarity, 202
Semivariance methods, in spatial statistics, 193, 194-195
Sequoia 2000, 109
Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (SNEP), 94, 95, 96,
295
Sill, 194
Similarity, 431