Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program: Research Plan for MonitoringWetland Ecosystems

摘要

The overall goal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program-Wetlands isto provide a quantitative assessment of the current status and long-term trends in wetland condition on regional and national scales. The specific, long-term objectives of EMAP-Wetlands are as follows: Quantify the regional status of wetlands, by measuring indicators of ecological condition and also hydrology, pollution exposure, and other major factors known to influence or stress wetlands; Monitor changes through time, on a regional scale, in the condition of wetlands and in hydrology, pollution exposure, and other factors that influence or stress wetlands; and Identify plausible causes for degraded or improved conditions, by evaluating associations between wetland condition and hydrology, pollution exposure, and other factors that affect wetland condition.