Author: David M. Welch
Publisher: [Halifax, N.S.] : Parks Canada
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Parks Canada has adopted an ecological integrity monitoring framework to guide its biennial assessment of the parks system. This paper focusses on the search for indicators of geological, geomorphological, and soil features, processes, & stresses for that framework. The paper describes indicators developed by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the Canadian Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Network, and the author that have been combined into one list, and assesses each indicator for three criteria: management relevance, linkage with other indicators, and practicality for monitoring. A short list of selected indicators is proposed for further consideration for national park system monitoring. The author also selects indicators that seem best matched to the local environment in five national parks in order to show the variation in indicators among local situations.
Geoindicators for Monitoring Canada's National Parks
Author: David M. Welch
Publisher: [Halifax, N.S.] : Parks Canada
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Parks Canada has adopted an ecological integrity monitoring framework to guide its biennial assessment of the parks system. This paper focusses on the search for indicators of geological, geomorphological, and soil features, processes, & stresses for that framework. The paper describes indicators developed by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the Canadian Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Network, and the author that have been combined into one list, and assesses each indicator for three criteria: management relevance, linkage with other indicators, and practicality for monitoring. A short list of selected indicators is proposed for further consideration for national park system monitoring. The author also selects indicators that seem best matched to the local environment in five national parks in order to show the variation in indicators among local situations.
Publisher: [Halifax, N.S.] : Parks Canada
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Parks Canada has adopted an ecological integrity monitoring framework to guide its biennial assessment of the parks system. This paper focusses on the search for indicators of geological, geomorphological, and soil features, processes, & stresses for that framework. The paper describes indicators developed by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the Canadian Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Network, and the author that have been combined into one list, and assesses each indicator for three criteria: management relevance, linkage with other indicators, and practicality for monitoring. A short list of selected indicators is proposed for further consideration for national park system monitoring. The author also selects indicators that seem best matched to the local environment in five national parks in order to show the variation in indicators among local situations.
Environmental Monitoring
Author: G. Bruce Wiersma
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203495470
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
The current rate and scale of environmental change around the world makes the detection and understanding of these changes increasingly urgent. Subsequently, government legislation is focusing on measurable results of environmental programs, requiring researchers to employ effective and efficient methods for acquiring high-quality data. Focusing on pollution issues and impacts resulting from human activities, Environmental Monitoring is the first to bring together the conceptual basis behind the complex and specific approaches to the monitoring of air, water, and land. Coverage includes integrated monitoring at the landscape level, as well as case studies of existing monitoring programs such as the Chesapeake Bay Program. The book also addresses the recent legislative focus on high-quality data results and conducting monitoring programs in different ecosystems and environmental media.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203495470
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
The current rate and scale of environmental change around the world makes the detection and understanding of these changes increasingly urgent. Subsequently, government legislation is focusing on measurable results of environmental programs, requiring researchers to employ effective and efficient methods for acquiring high-quality data. Focusing on pollution issues and impacts resulting from human activities, Environmental Monitoring is the first to bring together the conceptual basis behind the complex and specific approaches to the monitoring of air, water, and land. Coverage includes integrated monitoring at the landscape level, as well as case studies of existing monitoring programs such as the Chesapeake Bay Program. The book also addresses the recent legislative focus on high-quality data results and conducting monitoring programs in different ecosystems and environmental media.
Geoindicators for Ecosystem Monitoring in Parks and Protected Areas
Author: Parks Canada. Atlantic Region
Publisher: Halifax, N.S. : Parks Canada, Atlantic Region
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher: Halifax, N.S. : Parks Canada, Atlantic Region
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
A Framework for Long-term Ecological Monitoring in Olympic National Park
Author: Kurt Jeffrey Jenkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Proceedings RMRS.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Environmental Indicators for North America
Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN: 9789280726831
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Although the environment of North America is not dissected by political borders, Canada and the United States often measure environmental conditions and report on them using different indicators. This report examines the environmental indicators used by both nations, and based on analysis of current research into common methodologies used in national, regional and global environmental reporting, it goes on to draw lessons for the development of bilateral indicators to cover the North American region.
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN: 9789280726831
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Although the environment of North America is not dissected by political borders, Canada and the United States often measure environmental conditions and report on them using different indicators. This report examines the environmental indicators used by both nations, and based on analysis of current research into common methodologies used in national, regional and global environmental reporting, it goes on to draw lessons for the development of bilateral indicators to cover the North American region.
National Parks and Protected Areas
Author: James Gordon Nelson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642609074
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
National parks and protected areas offer a wealth of ecological and social contributions or services to humans and life on earth. This book describes the strengths of national parks and protected areas in different parts of Europe and North America and the challenges to the full realization of their goals. It shows that they are useful not only in conserving rare species and biodiversity, but also in protecting water supply and other resources necessary to tourism and to economic and social development generally. Ideas and information on useful planning, management and decision-making arrangements are presented, and research needs are identified.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642609074
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
National parks and protected areas offer a wealth of ecological and social contributions or services to humans and life on earth. This book describes the strengths of national parks and protected areas in different parts of Europe and North America and the challenges to the full realization of their goals. It shows that they are useful not only in conserving rare species and biodiversity, but also in protecting water supply and other resources necessary to tourism and to economic and social development generally. Ideas and information on useful planning, management and decision-making arrangements are presented, and research needs are identified.
A Report on Canada's Progress Towards a National Set of Environmental Indicators
Author: Canada. Environment Canada. Indicators Task Force
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Environmental indicators, like economic indicators, are important tools for translating quantities of data into succinct information that can be readily understood and used by decision makers and the general public. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has taken the first step in leading an international initiative to develop a series of indicators and Canada is beginning to work on developing a similar series. This report presents a brief overview of efforts now underway to develop consistent, reliable indicators to measure the quality of our environment, the stresses placed on it, and the steps taken to prevent or reduce those stresses.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Environmental indicators, like economic indicators, are important tools for translating quantities of data into succinct information that can be readily understood and used by decision makers and the general public. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has taken the first step in leading an international initiative to develop a series of indicators and Canada is beginning to work on developing a similar series. This report presents a brief overview of efforts now underway to develop consistent, reliable indicators to measure the quality of our environment, the stresses placed on it, and the steps taken to prevent or reduce those stresses.
The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
Author: Nathalie Pettorelli
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199693161
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
This book provides a coherent review of NDVI including its origin, its availability, its associated advantages and disadvantages, and its possible applications in ecology, environmental monitoring, wildlife management, and conservation.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199693161
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
This book provides a coherent review of NDVI including its origin, its availability, its associated advantages and disadvantages, and its possible applications in ecology, environmental monitoring, wildlife management, and conservation.
Proceedings of the National Ecological Monitoring and Research Workshop
Author: Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service
Publisher: State of the Environment Reporting
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher: State of the Environment Reporting
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description