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Vegetative Indicators of Condition, Integrity, and Sustainability of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands

EPA Grant Number: R828675C002
Subproject: this is subproject number 002 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R828675
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).

Center: EAGLES - Great Lakes Environmental Indicators Project
Center Director: Niemi, Gerald J.
Title: Vegetative Indicators of Condition, Integrity, and Sustainability of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands
Investigators: Johnston, Carol A. , Bedford, Barbara L. , Kelly, John T. , Moffett, Mary , Zedler, Joy B.
Current Investigators: Johnston, Carol A. , Bedford, Barbara L. , Kelly, John T. , Zedler, Joy B.
Institution: University of Minnesota , Cornell University , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , University of Wisconsin - Madison
EPA Project Officer: Levinson, Barbara
Project Period: January 10, 2001 through January 9, 2005
RFA: Environmental Indicators in the Estuarine Environment Research Program (2000)
Research Category: Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration

Description:

Objective:

This is one of the projects conducted by this Estuarine and Great Lakes Program (EaGLe) Center. The objectives of this research project are to: (1) identify vegetative indicators of condition of Great Lakes coastal wetlands that can be measured at a variety of scales; (2) develop relationships between environmental stressors and those vegetative indicators; and (3) make recommendations about the utility and reliability of vegetative indicators to guide managers toward long-term sustainable development.

Publications and Presentations:

Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 45 publications for this subprojectView all 335 publications for this center

Journal Articles:

Journal Articles have been submitted on this subproject: View all 7 journal articles for this subprojectView all 47 journal articles for this center

Supplemental Keywords:

vegetative indicators, coastal wetlands, floristic quality assessment index, ecosystem resilience, aquatic acrophytes, Great Lakes, environmental indicators. , Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Water, Geographic Area, Scientific Discipline, RFA, ECOSYSTEMS, Ecosystem/Assessment/Indicators, Risk Assessment, Great Lakes, Nutrients, Ecological Risk Assessment, Ecological Monitoring, Ecological Indicators, Ecological Effects - Environmental Exposure & Risk, Ecosystem Protection, Ecology and Ecosystems, Environmental Monitoring, toxic environmental contaminants, water quality, aquatic ecosystem, hierarchically structured indicators, hydrological stability, ecological response, ecosystem indicators, diatoms, wetland vegetation, nutrient stress, environmental stressor, vegetative indicators, environmental consequences, aquatic ecosystems, coastal environments, ecosystem assessment, coastal ecosystem, nutrient transport, hydrological, ecological assessment, estuarine ecosystems, nutrient supply, ecosystem stress

Progress and Final Reports:
2002 Progress Report
2003 Progress Report
2004 Progress Report
Final Report


Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R828675    EAGLES - Great Lakes Environmental Indicators Project

Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R828675C001 Great Lakes Diatom and Water Quality Indicators
R828675C002 Vegetative Indicators of Condition, Integrity, and Sustainability of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands
R828675C003 Testing Indicators of Coastal Ecosystem Integrity Using Fish and Macroinvertebrates
R828675C004 Development and Assessment of Environmental Indicators Based on Birds and Amphibians in the Great Lakes Basin
R828675C005 Development and Evaluation of Chemical Indicators for Monitoring Ecological Risk

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