Developing Conceptual Models for Monitoring Programs
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Conceptual models are a key element of environmental monitoring programs. They integrate current understanding of system dynamics, identify important processes, facilitate communication of complex interactions, and illustrate connections between indicators and ecological states or processes. Well-constructed conceptual models provide a scientific framework for the monitoring program and justification for the choice of indicators.
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