PPT-Vegetation Criteria How useful is it?

Ken Sargent Three Parameter System Hydrology Soils Vegetation Checking for False Positives Ideally All 3 criteria hydrology soils and vegetation would change together if they are accurate indicators of the wetland boundary. Rachel Vincent, Adam Ali, Yuna Farah. Ecosystems Ecology. Spring 2014. What IS Desertification?. “Conversion of productive, arable areas to non-productive”. Change in…. Soil Properties. Vegetation. Greenline. Define the . greenline. Sampling using a monitoring frame. Greenline. rules. Examples. Defining the Greenline. The first perennial vegetation that forms a . lineal grouping . on or near the water’s edge. (. How do we explain . why. vegetation is found where it is in TVC?. S . oil. C . limate. A . ltitude. R . elief. E . ruptions. (history). S . tage. of succession (or climax). Boulder/Gravel Fields. Can be covered in snow and ice. Unit 3: Food from the Land. Vegetation Zones. A regions vegetation is determined by its climate & soils. . Different types of vegetation require different combinations of . climate and vegetation to . A Systematic Framework to . Plan for Biological Resources. In the BLM’s Land Use Planning Process. Management Strategies . By the end of this session, participants will be able to:. Develop potential management strategies (goals, objectives, uses, and management actions) that are consistent with BLM planning and resource program guidance. Patrick Jantz, Tina. Cormier, Scott Zolkos, . Scott Goetz and the LCCVP Group. NASCB July 10, 2014. Missoula, MT. Photo credit: . Andri. . Kyrychok. Appalachian LCC. Appalachian LCC. Summarize existing species distribution model results for the eastern U.S. (Iverson et al. 2008, . Lesson Objectives. Identify the factors that affect climate and vegetation. . . Describe the climate regions of the United States. . Vocabulary. Elevation. Natural vegetation. Arid. Tundra. Climate. How Does It Impact Development and Beach Re-nourishment. VEGETION LINE . 1. Refers to the first line of stable and natural vegetation . 2. The line represents the boundary between the normal dry sand beach which is subject to constant flux due to waves , tides, storm and wind, and more stable upland areas. . Global climates and natural vegetation Climate is average of weather conditions for 30+ years Climatologists employ many different tools to organize the wealth of information about Scott . Clingan. Winter Ecology Spring 2014. Terrestrial Carbon Cycle. Soil respiration estimated to account for 20-38% of annual biogenic CO. 2. emissions . (Scott 2002). Increased Respiration from global warming = lower carbon sequestration (positive feedback?). Stuart Jennings, RRG, Jan . Christner. , URS. Mike Holmes, EPA and John . DeAngelis. , PWT. Operable Unit 11 of the California Gulch Superfund Site near Leadville, CO. Pre-Treatment (~2008). Post Treatment (~2010). Ken Sargent . Three Parameter System. Hydrology . Soils. Vegetation. Checking for False Positives . Ideally All 3 . criteria (hydrology, soils and vegetation) would . change . together if . they are accurate indicators of the wetland boundary.. Vegetation Succession. Process by which . one community . replaces another on a given site, as a result of environmental changes.. 1- Vegetation is susceptible to changes. 3- Vegetation of an area has a life-history just like an individual plant or animal. It is born, growth and maturation.. (Dynamics & Distribution, Structure, Hyperspectral). Vegetation Supergroup breakout report. (Dynamics & Distribution, Structure, Hyperspectral). 22 in-person, 24 online. Current Syntheses. Multi-Disturbance (A. Foster, paper submitted soon).