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Designing Impact Assessments for Evaluating Ecological Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Streams

This resource presents five guiding principles for designing standardized impact assessments that better evaluate the influence of agricultural practices on the health of aquatic ecosystems within a watershed.

Aim of the resource

This resource aims to provide cross-disciplinary managers and decision-makers with guidelines for developing impact assessments that effectively and efficiently consider anthropogenic impacts on aquatic resources.

Potential benefits from using the resource
The resource includes an example of the guiding principles in action as a case study
The resource provides guidance specific to impact assessments, rather than the typical monitoring protocol, which may not be applicable to targeted problems
Potential limitations from using the resource
As the presented recommendations are meant to act as a standardized guide, many are nonspecific and would require alteration to suit different situations
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North America
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United States Geological Survey
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