Habitat Equivalency Analysis: A Potential Tool for Estimating Environmental Benefits

Abstract

Estimates of the environmental benefits associated with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) activities are increasingly becoming part of project requirements. This technical note describes Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA), a procedure that could potentially be applied to a wide variety of USACE projects to assist in calculating such benefits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA475708

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Ray

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Coral Reefs
  • Damage Assessment
  • Ecosystems
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hazardous Waste Sites
  • Materials
  • Natural Resources
  • Oceanography
  • United States
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.