Accession Number:

AD1039574

Title:

Operational Draft Regional Guidebook for the Rapid Assessment of Wetlands in the North Slope Region of Alaska

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

ERDC-EL Vicksburg United States

Personal Author(s):

• Berkowitz,Jacob F.
• Beane,Nathan R.
• Philley,Kevin
• Ferguson,Matt

Report Date:

2017-08-31

Pagination or Media Count:

129.0

Abstract:

This guidebook describes a rapid approach to assessing wetlands within the Arctic Foothills and Arctic Coastal Plain North Slope region of Alaska. This report utilized established approaches to 1 characterize regional wetlands, 2 provide the rationale used to determine assessment scores, 3 describe assessment variables utilized, 4 outline the developed assessment equations, and 5 provide a step-by-step protocol for applying results. The regions remote nature and short growing season limits the time period during which on-site data can be collected. As a result, the developed method allows for a tiered approach utilizing 1 an assessment based upon off-site data remotely sensed or desktop resources only or 2 an assessment using a combination of on-site field data collection and off-site data collection. On-site data collection may be required at the discretion of USACE. Several scenarios are presented to aid users in conducting the rapid wetland assessment.

Descriptors:

• wetlands
• arctic regions
• Alaska
• geography
• soils
• climate
• vegetation
• hydrology
• topography
• habitats

Subject Categories:

• Geography
• Hydrology, Limnology and Potamology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE