The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began an extensive groundand surfacewater quality study in July 1989 to define the baseline water quality within a southeastern Florida drainage district and to develop a data base for future waterresource planning and management. Results were published in a USGS report (Litzetz 1996), comparing groundand surface-water quality data (1989-94) to the Florida Depa...

The integration of geophysical and enhanced Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Normalized Difference Vegetation Index data into a rule-based, piecewise regression-tree model to estimate cheatgrass beginning of spring growth Stephen P. Boyte, Bruce K. Wylie, Donald J. Major & Jesslyn F. Brown a Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., Contractor to the USGS Earth Resources Observation a...

The US Forest Service adopted the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units in 1993 with the ecological landtype (ELT) and ecological landtype phase (ELTP) forming the lowest levels of the hierarchy. This study examines the potential of computer mapping ELTPs for the Hoosier National Forest (HNF) located in southern Indiana. ELTPs were sampled in 2001–2003 within four units of the HNF...