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Title:

The state of the nation's ecosystems 2008 : measuring the lands, waters, and living resources of the United States / The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, The Heinz Center.

Publisher:

Island Press :

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xvi, 352 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Environmental monitoring--United States--Methodology.
Ecosystem health--United States.
United States--Environmental conditions.

Other Authors:

H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment.
Center for Resource Economics (Washington, D.C.)

Notes:

"This is the second in the Heinz Center's ground-breaking series of periodic reports on the condition and use of U.S. ecosystems."--P. [2] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-345) and index.

Contents:

The state of the nation's ecosystems 2008 : information matters -- The nation's ecosystems : core indicators -- Coasts and oceans -- Farmlands -- Forests -- Fresh waters -- Grasslands and shrublands -- Urban and suburban landscapes -- Appendixes and technical notes.

ISBN:

1597264415 (hbk.)
9781597264419 (hbk.)
1597264717 (pbk.)
9781597264716 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)269328824

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)