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Integration of Environmental Indicators for the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region
Authors:John F. Paul  Thomas B. DeMoss
Affiliation:1. Atlantic Ecology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI, 02882;2. Tel (voice): 401-782-3037;3. paul.john@epa.gov;4. Environmental Services Division, Region III, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fort Meade, MD, USA 20755
Abstract:The Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA) Project began in 1994 as a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA's) Region III Office and the Office of Research and Development. This multiyear initiative was envisioned to: (1) improve the quality of environmental science and promote the use of sound science in environmental decision-making; (2) characterize the condition of ecological resources; and (3) report on the progress toward environmental goals through a series of State-of-the-Region reports. These reports are produced using a coordinated, integrated approach that is carried out at four levels of increasing sophistication and complexity. Results indicate that the condition of individual ecological resources can be determined with existing indicators. The results from MAIA are being communicated in a manner that is understood by environmental managers as evidenced by their use in environmental management decision-making. The application of ecological indicators needs to be coupled with an appropriate sampling design to ensure that the measurements made in the environment can be used to address the relevant questions. Multiresource indicators, those that synthesize information on individual ecological resources, are of high priority for research
Keywords:mid-Atlantic region  environmental indicators  indicators
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