Analysis and Assessment of Military and Non-Military Impacts on Biodiversity: A Framework for Environmetnal Management on DoD Lands Using the California Mojave Desert as a Regional Case Study.

Abstract

This interim report describes activities accomplished on behalf of the investigation Analysis and Assessment of Military and Non-Military Impacts on Biodiversity: A Framework for Environmental Management on DoD Lands Using the California Mojave Desert as a Case Study during FY97 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) along with its research collaborators. This project is being conducted under the aegis of the DoD Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) The principal accomplishments of the project during FY97 centered on the development of a comprehensive research and project design, the establishment of the project organization and management structure, and substantive progress on a number of research tasks. These accomplishments are summarized in the following principal activities and are reported: a peer-reviewed research plan, satellite image processing, biodiversity prioritization and species richness, and airborne videography for habitat discrimination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA365506

Entities

People

  • David A. Mouat

Organizations

  • Environmental Protection Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Case Studies
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Protection
  • Gap Analysis
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Image Processing
  • National Parks
  • Organizational Structure
  • Remote Sensing
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.

Technology Areas

  • Space