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General Data Collection and Sampling Design Considerations for Integrated Regional Ecological Assessments

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A Guidebook for Integrated Ecological Assessments

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Large-scale data collection is the initial observational phase of integrated regional ecological assessments (IREAs). The data collection methodology determines to a large extent the accuracy and precision of all subsequent analyses, such as pattern recognition (Bourgeron and Jensen, 1994; Bourgeron et al., 1994a; Dale and O’Neill, 1999). The data analysis and interpretative phases of IREAs often tend to be emphasized by scientists over formal data collection procedures (see the case studies in Chapters 30 through 34; for a very formal approach to survey design, see the US-EPA Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Program, O’Neill et al., 1994; Kapner et al., 1995). The lack of formal, consistent data collection protocols for IREAs is unfortunate, because the quality of the characterization of a region and the quality of subsequent interpretations depend on the quality of the data, both in terms of the thoroughness of coverage and the type of information collected.

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Bourgeron, P.S., Humphries, H.C., Jensen, M.E. (2001). General Data Collection and Sampling Design Considerations for Integrated Regional Ecological Assessments. In: Jensen, M.E., Bourgeron, P.S. (eds) A Guidebook for Integrated Ecological Assessments. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8620-7_8

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