Disturbance metrics predict a wetland Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 120-126

  Stapanian, Martin A ^a   MacK, John ^b   Adams, Jean V ^a   Gara, Brian ^c   Micacchion, Mick ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Cleveland Metroparks   (United States)

^c OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Midwest Biodiversity Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Lasso; Shrinkage; Substrate; VIBI; Wetland vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; BUFFER AREAS; DISTURBANCE; FARM LAND; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; LASSO; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; PERFORMANCE MONITORING; PREDICTIVE MODELS; SOIL PROFILES; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION COMMUNITY; VIBI; WETLAND VEGETATION; WOODY PLANTS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; SHRINKAGE; SITE SELECTION; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; VEGETATION;

WETLANDS;

BUFFER ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SHRINKAGE; SITE SELECTION; SUBSTRATE; VASCULAR PLANT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

LAND USE; PLANTS; SHRINKAGE; SITE SURVEY; SUBSTRATES; WETLANDS;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84863481456     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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