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Assessing the natural range of variability in minimally disturbed wetlands across the Rocky Mountains: the Rocky Mountain ReMAP Project

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dc.contributor.authorLemly, Joanna M., author
dc.contributor.authorNewlon, Karen, author
dc.contributor.authorVance, Linda, author
dc.contributor.authorJones, George, author
dc.contributor.authorColorado Natural Heritage Program, publisher
dc.coverage.spatialRocky Mountains
dc.coverage.spatialMontana
dc.coverage.spatialWyoming
dc.coverage.spatialColorado
dc.coverage.spatialUtah
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T08:09:00Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T08:09:00Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.descriptionPrepared for: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 35-40).
dc.description.abstractIn Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah, extremes of mountain climate, high elevations and characteristic geology produce a large range of natural variability within ecological systems. Even under minimal human disturbance regimes, environmental gradients can result in wetlands with very low vegetation cover, low species diversity and unpredictable hydrologic shifts. Documenting the range of variability found under minimally disturbed conditions can help distinguish signal from noise when assessing more altered occurrences, and aid in the calibration of assessment metrics. The project was a collaboration between the Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP), the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) and the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD). It had three objectives:1) identify reference standards for four wetland ecological systems across four Rocky Mountain ecoregions; 2) assess the range of natural variability of these ecological systems; and3) produce a regionally standardized Level 1,2 and 3 method for assessing and monitoring wetland condition, including quality assurance project plans, sampling strategies, and metrics calibrated to the four different wetland ecological systems. This report summarizes our approach, activities, and conclusions.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumreports
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/67329
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofPublications
dc.rights©2012 Montana Natural Heritage Program.
dc.rightsCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.
dc.subjectecological conditions
dc.subjectaquatic resources
dc.subjectanthropogenic influences
dc.subjectmountain pine beetle
dc.subjectchallenge cost share agreement
dc.titleAssessing the natural range of variability in minimally disturbed wetlands across the Rocky Mountains: the Rocky Mountain ReMAP Project
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