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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.

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.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Island Press : [The Center for Resource Economics], c2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Center for Resource Economics (Washington, D.C.)
  • H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment.
Description
xvi, 352 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 29 cm.
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Ecosystem health > United States
  • Environmental monitoring > United States > Methodology
  • United States > Environmental conditions
Note
  • "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.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-345) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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
  • 9781597264419 (hbk.)
  • 1597264415 (hbk.)
  • 9781597264716 (pbk.)
  • 1597264717 (pbk.)