Determination of Indicators of Ecological Change

Abstract

The goal of this research is to develop indicators of ecosystem integrity and impending ecological change that include natural variation and human disturbance. We are evaluating parameters related to properties and processes in the understory vegetation, soil and surface hydrology as potentially sensitive indicators of ecosystem integrity and ecological response to natural and anthropogenic factors. The basic premise is that soil serves as the central ecosystem component that links the quality of the terrestrial habitats (by influencing vegetation and its stability) and the aquatic habitats (via control of soil erosion and overland runoff). We have evaluated potential ecological indicators for sensitivity, selectivity, and ease of measurement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA593726

Entities

People

  • Andrew Ogram
  • Deborah Miller
  • George Tanner
  • Jennifer Jacobs
  • Joseph Prenger
  • Ramesh Reddy
  • Suresh Rao
  • Wendy Graham
  • William F. Debusk

Organizations

  • University of Florida

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Medical Personnel
  • Soil Science
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.