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From page 128... ... 128 A p p e n d i x e Ecosystem Services are the benefits provided by an ecosystem. Examples include clean air and water, water supply, habitat, climate regulation, recreation and aesthetic value, food, fiber and fuel, and natural hazard mitigation (e.g., floods) Read the entire page →
From page 129... ... 129 material in the form of interim guidance on the design and implementation of offsets. • Intended use: To develop best practice on biodiversity offsets for the BBOP partners • Ability to calculate multiresource credit: No • Sensitivity: Unknown • Capability of being integrated into multiresource credit: Unknown California Carbon Project Protocols California Climate Action Reserve There are a number of protocols developed for different credit actions. Read the entire page →
From page 130... ... 130 • Intended use: Nontidal wetlands of the outer coastal plain regions of Maryland and Delaware • Ability to calculate multiresource credit: No • Sensitivity: Unknown • Capability of being integrated into multiresource credit: Unknown Descriptive Approach (Highway Methodology) USACE New England Regulatory Program 1999 To identify and display wetland functions and values acceptable for the U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 131... ... 131 the Millennium Assessment. Can be tailored to meet geography, habitat, and policy requirements. Read the entire page →
From page 132... ... 132 • Intended use: U.S. wetlands • Ability to calculate multiresource credit: No • Sensitivity: Unknown • Capability of being integrated into multiresource credit: Unknown Fairfax County Stream Physical Assessment Protocols Fairfax County Stormwater Management Branch 2001 Fairfax County developed a stream protection strategy as part of ongoing progress toward a watershed management program. Read the entire page →
From page 133... ... 133 • Intended use: Any vegetation community. Initially for Chicago, Illinois, but subsequently has been modified for use in a few additional states. Read the entire page →
From page 134... ... 134 series of statutory authorities, including CERCLA (Superfund) Read the entire page →
From page 135... ... 135 Wetlands, Vol. Read the entire page →
From page 136... ... 136 • Sensitivity: Unknown • Capability of being integrated into multiresource credit: Via monetary equivalents Maryland Green Infrastructure Assessment: A Comprehensive Strategy for Land Conservation and Restoration T Weber 2003 To help identify and prioritize those areas of greatest statewide ecological importance and those at greatest risk of loss to development. Read the entire page →
From page 137... ... 137 • Sensitivity: Unknown • Capability of being integrated into multiresource credit: Yes Overview of the Michigan Rivers Inventory (MRI) Project P Read the entire page →
From page 138... ... 138 • Ability to calculate multiresource credit: No • Sensitivity: Unknown • Capability of being integrated into multiresource credit: Unknown Method for the Comparative Evaluation of Nontidal Wetlands in New Hampshire A Read the entire page →
From page 139... ... 139 Wetland Antidegradation Rule. The use of the Ohio Rapid Assessment Method should not be considered as a substitute, and is not intended to be a substitute, for detailed studies of the functions and biology of a wetland. Read the entire page →
From page 140... ... 140 Rapid Assessment Method for Oregon Tidal Fringe Wetlands (RAM) Read the entire page →
From page 141... ... 141 Savannah's Standard Operating Procedure: Mitigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah Uses indicators of wetland functions and stream functions to assign a broader range of trading ratios. Read the entire page →
From page 142... ... 142 • Sensitivity: Unknown • Capability of being integrated into multiresource credit: Yes Stream Channel Reference Sites: An Illustrated Guide to Field Technique C Read the entire page →
From page 143... ... 143 fies gains and losses by developing a multiplier applied to area. Considers landscape support, water environment, and community structure. Read the entire page →
From page 144... ... 144 • Intended use: Washington. Primarily aquatic habitat in streams, riparian areas, and standing water bodies. Read the entire page →
From page 145... ... 145 • Sensitivity: Unknown • Capability of being integrated into multiresource credit: Unknown Wildlife Habitat Appraisal Procedure (WHAP) Read the entire page →
From page 146... ... 146 Table E.1. Summary Overview Method Intended Use Multiresource Credit Integrate into Multiresource Applied River Morphology Method River classification No Unknown Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (AIRES) Read the entire page →
From page 147... ... 147 (continued on next page) Method Intended Use Multiresource Credit Integrate into Multiresource Floristic Quality Assessment Index (FQAI) Read the entire page →
From page 148... ... 148 Table E.1. Summary Overview (continued) Read the entire page →
From page 149... ... 149 Method Intended Use Multiresource Credit Integrate into Multiresource Temperature Trading Platform Temperature credit calculator No Unknown Unified Stream Assessment: A User's Manual (No. Read the entire page →

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... 128 A p p e n d i x e Ecosystem Services are the benefits provided by an ecosystem. Examples include clean air and water, water supply, habitat, climate regulation, recreation and aesthetic value, food, fiber and fuel, and natural hazard mitigation (e.g., floods)