Several States in the Great Lakes region and elsewhere have developed procedures for rapid assessment of wetlands in response to the U.S. EPA National Wetland Program?s priority for establishment of such procedures. Great Lakes states that have developed programs for wetland rapid assessment include Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Many States have also worked to develop indices of biotic integrity (IBIs) based on plants, macroinvertebrates and amphibians. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has been active in developing indices of biotic integrity (IBIs) for Michigan wetlands since 1998. Development of bioassessment procedures for coastal wetlands based on macroinvertebrates and fish have been completed and published in peer reviewed scientific journals. Progress in developing IBIs for inland forested wetlands is ongoing. Before these bioassessment procedures can be used routinely by agency personnel, they need to be collected and summarized in field manuals. The primary objective of this project is to write the needed manuals and summary guidance documents, publish them through the Michigan State University Extension Bulletin Office, or a similar type of organization that specializes in outreach publications, and provide copies to MDEQ for routine use and distribution.
- DISRUPTION OF ALEWIFE RECRUITMENT IN LAKE MICHIGAN BY CERCOPAGISPENGOI AND BYTHOTREPHES LONGIMANUS
- Landuse Impacts on Nutrient Dynamics and Primary Production in Streams
- Combined Economic Value of the Great Lakes
- The Effects of Fragmentation on Biodiversity of Coastal Wetlands.
- A Valuation Of Ecological Services In The Great Lakes Basin Ecosystemto Sustain Healthy Communities and a Dynamic Economy
- Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands as Refuge for Native Fishes: Are Wetlands Resistant to Invasion by Recent Exotics?
- Epizootic Epitheliotropic Disease (EED) of Lake Trout: Detection andIdentification of the Causative Virus (EEDV)
- Ecological Modelling of Large Lakes
- Development of an Index of Susceptibility for Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Coastal Habitats for Potential Restoration Activities
General
Annex
General
- Scope of Study
Scope of StudyField and ModelingLiterature / Existing Data
- Scale of Phenomena
Scale of PhenomenaCommunityEcosystemOrganismPhysical/Chemical
- Impact of Pollutants
- Processes
ProcessesNatural Ecological Processes
- Land Use and Habitat
Land Use and HabitatWetlands
- Resource Management
Resource ManagementFisheries
- Socio-Economic
- State / Province
State ProvinceMichigan
- Lake Basin / Connecting Channels
Lake Basin Connecting ChannelsLake HuronLake Michigan
Monitoring
Aquatic Nuisance Species
Annex
- Annex Numbers
Annex NumbersPollution from Non-Point Sources
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