Ecosystem indicators

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) assigned an "Action Team" the task of facilitating the use of indicators for planning and implementation activities within the agency. While the state-of-the-art in the use of indicators to assess ecosystem processes is not well advanced there are some indicators that can be useful today. The Team developed a model to direct the selection of indicators for use in evaluations of ecosystem condition. The Team also developed a preliminary set of indicators and recommendations for their further development and use.