Contents
Acknowledgments v
Contributors xi
Introduction .............................................................. , 1
MARK E. JENSEN AND PATRICK S. BOURGERON
Part 1 Basic Principles ............................................. 11
1. An Overview of Ecological Assessment Principles and Applications ................. 13
MARK E. JENSEN, NORMAN L. CHRISTENSEN, JR., AND PATRICK S. BOURGERON
2. A Theoretical Framework for Ecological Assessment .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29
S.J. TURNER AND ALAN R. JOHNSON
3. Ecosystem Characterization and Ecological Assessments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40
PATRICK S. BOURGERON, HOPE C. HUMPHRIES, AND MARK E. JENSEN
4. Adaptive Ecosystem Assessment and Management: The Path of Last Resort? . . . . . . . . . .. 55
S.S. LIGHT
Part 2 Information Management
69
5. Data Acquisition ...................................................... 71
THOMASJ. STOHLGREN
6. Sampling Design and Statistical Inference for Ecological Assessment ................ 79
BRIAN M. STEELE
7. General Data Collection and Sampling Design Considerations for Integrated
Regional Ecological Assessments .......................................... 92
PATRICK S. BOURGERON, HOPE C. HUMPHRIES, AND MARK E. JENSEN
8. Ecological Data Storage, Management, and Dissemination ....................... 108
RAY FORD
9. Integration of Physical, Biological, and Socioeconomic Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 119
D. SCOTT SLOCOMBE
Part 3 Basic Techniques ........................................... 133
10. Remote Sensing Applied to Ecosystem Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 135
HENRY M. LACHOWSKI AND VICKY C. JOHNSON
11. Geographic Information Science and Ecological Assessment
JANET FRANKLIN
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