Comparison of the prevalence index and average wetland values for identification of wetland vegetation

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7067426

Zimmerman, R E; Shem, L M; Gowdy, M J ^[1]; Van Dyke, G D ^[2]; Hackney, C T ^[3]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
2. Trinity Christian Coll., Palos Heights, IL (United States)
3. North Carolina Univ., Wilmington, NC (United States)

Prevalence index values (FICWD, 1989) and average wetland values for all species present were compared for three wetland gas pipeline rights-of-way (ROWS) and adjacent natural areas. The similarities in results using these two indicator values suggest that an average wetland value may offer a simpler, less time-consuming method of evaluating the vegetation of a study site as an indication of wetness. Both PIVs and AWVs, are presented for the ROWs and the adjacent natural area at each site.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7067426
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-75445; CONF-9205204-2; ON: DE92016701
• Resource Relation: Conference: 13. annual meeting of the Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS), New Orleans, LA (United States), 31 May - 6 Jun 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
PIPELINES
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
PLANTS
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
WETLANDS
DISTRIBUTION
ECOSYSTEMS
EVALUATION
540210* - Environment
Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (1990-)