http://hdl.handle.net/1957/11269 Search the Channel search http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/jspui/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12518 Title: Issues in the Aggregation of Data to Assess Environmental Conditions<br/><br/>Authors: Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team<br/><br/>Abstract: Sharing data across geographic and jurisdictional boundaries is one way that Pacific Northwest resource managers, policy makers, and scientists can improve their ability to make decisions about natural resources, including salmonid recovery, aquatic resource status, and watershed management. With the establishment of centralized natural resource databases and movement toward standard monitoring and sampling methods, data aggregation could be used to create regional, state-wide, or population-level assessments. Natural resource data are frequently collected in localized or spatially discontinuous patterns, and are typically gathered in surveys or studies targeted at a narrowly-focused set of questions. Inevitably, new questions arise that make it desirable to combine data sets that have different variables, or to amass data from spatially disconnected studies to address more regionalized questions. Data aggregation techniques could be used to combine disparate data sets and for ‘regionalizing’ data from finer to coarser scales. The goal of this report is to discuss the kinds of data that can be aggregated with suitable techniques, and the consequences of improper aggregation.<br/><br/>Description: This report was written by the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST) for the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. Information on report preparation and acknowledgment of reviewers are included in the report. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12752 Title: Evaluation of Responses to IMST Recommendations : IMST administrative report 2007-1<br/><br/>Authors: Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (Or.)<br/><br/>Abstract: Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 541.409, which created the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST), specifies that agencies are to respond to the recommendations of the IMST, stating “(3) If the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team submits suggestions to an agency responsible for implementing a portion of the Oregon Plan [for Salmon and Watersheds], the agency shall respond in writing to the team explaining how the agency intends to implement the suggestion or why the agency does not implement the suggestion. The Team shall include any agency responses in its report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Salmon and Stream Enhancement”.For this reason, the IMST has explicitly identified its suggestions as recommendations and has directed them to specific agencies or entities. The IMST’s recommendations are included in final Technical Reports, Letter Reports and letters and deal with technical and scientific matters that the IMST feels are important for the Oregon Plan. This report compiles 2006 letter report recommendations, summaries of responses, and IMST evaluations of responses within the context of the Oregon Plan. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12519 Title: Considerations for the use of ecological indicators in restoration effectiveness evaluation<br/><br/>Authors: Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team<br/><br/>Abstract: This report focuses on the use of ecological indicators to evaluate ecological restoration effectiveness, particularly restoration aimed at salmonid recovery and watershed restoration efforts under the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. Part 1 addresses conceptual issues including how indicators can be linked to monitoring, how conceptual models can be incorporated into indicator frameworks, determining monitoring questions and selecting indicators, and inferring cause and effects from indicators. Part 2 discusses technical and analytical challenges that may arise when using indicators. Part 3 discusses how indicators can be used to report and describe status and trends of ecosystem health. The appendices includes a summary of large-scale restoration efforts and the indicators these programs have used in the United States. These case studies include the Chesapeake Bay Program, South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.<br/><br/>Description: This report was written by the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST) of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. Information on report preparation and external review are included in the report. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12753 Title: Evaluation of Responses to IMST Recommendations : IMST Administrative report 2006-1<br/><br/>Authors: Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (Or.)<br/><br/>Abstract: Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 541.409, which created the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST), specifies that agencies are to respond to the recommendations of the IMST, stating “(3) If the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team submits suggestions to an agency responsible for implementing a portion of the Oregon Plan [for Salmon and Watersheds], the agency shall respond in writing to the team explaining how the agency intends to implement the suggestion or why the agency does not implement the suggestion. The Team shall include any agency responses in its report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Salmon and Stream Enhancement”.For this reason, the IMST has explicitly identified its suggestions as recommendations and has directed them to specific agencies. The recommendations of the Team are included in Technical Reports, Letter Reports and letters. Recommendations deal with technical and scientific matters that the IMST feels are important for the Oregon Plan. This report compiles recommendations, summaries of responses, and IMST’s evaluations. Recommendations included here are from letter reports and technical reports produced in 2002 and 2004, but not included in the 2005 Administrative Report. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:58:59 GMT