Floristic Quality Index: An assessment tool for restoration projects and monitoring sites in coastal Louisiana
Fact Sheet
2011-3044
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Abstract
The Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) program was established to assess the effectiveness of individual coastal restoration projects and the cumulative effects of multiple projects at regional and coastwide scales. In order to make these assessments, analytical teams have been assembled for each of the primary data types sampled under the CRMS program, including vegetation, hydrology, landscape, and soils. These teams consist of scientists and support staff from the U.S. Geological Survey and other Federal agencies, the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, and university academics. Each team is responsible for developing or identifying parameters, indices, or tools that can be used to assess coastal wetlands at various scales. The CRMS Vegetation Analytical Team has developed a Floristic Quality Index for coastal Louisiana to determine the quality of a wetland based on its plant species composition and abundance.
Suggested Citation
Cretini, K., Steyer, G., 2011, Floristic Quality Index: An assessment tool for restoration projects and monitoring sites in coastal Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3044, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20113044.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Floristic Quality Index: An assessment tool for restoration projects and monitoring sites in coastal Louisiana |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2011-3044 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20113044 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wetlands Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |