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EV-2. Use of indicators
on disturbed lands
Monday, August 8, 8
PM - 10 PM, Meeting Rooms
513c-d, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal
Organizers: William
Goran, Harold Balbach, Robert Holst
Description:
Our
terrestrial ecosystems are chronically disturbed by human activities. Whether
lands are being managed to primarily extract or generate resources (e.g.,
mining, agriculture), support activities (e.g., military training, human
settlements, transportation), or provide natural benefits and buffers (e.g.,
parks, wetlands), we have spread our management wings across most every
terrestrial surface on the planet. Now, we’re asking ourselves “how do we
best manage these terrestrial resources to sustain our desired activities?” To
answer this question, we need to design observation approaches that give us the
best clues as to the current condition and condition trends of these managed and
disturbed ecosystems. In this session, we want to focus on the emergence of
indicators, their role in helping us understand and monitor our land disturbing
activities, and the similarities and differences across different types of
disturbed landscapes. While many of our presentations will focus on military
training disturbance, we also will examine indicators emerging in agriculture,
urban, and natural area contexts.
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