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Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment: Research and Development

MassDEP has worked with other state agencies to develop a monitoring and assessment strategy for wetlands.

This list contains some of the research that MassDEP, UMass-Amherst and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management have conducted to develop a Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment Strategy for Massachusetts. For additional information go to www.umasscaps.org.

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Open PDF file, 4.96 MB,  Inland and Coastal Wetlands of Massachusetts: Status and Trends (English, PDF 4.96 MB)

This report assesses the status and trends of wetland resources statewide from 1990 to 2017, using five main data sources. March 2019.

Open PDF file, 1.51 MB,  Empirically Derived Indices of Biotic Integrity for Forested Wetlands, Coastal Salt Marshes and Wadable Freshwater Streams in Massachusetts (English, PDF 1.51 MB)

Open PDF file, 1.19 MB,  Creation of CAPS-IBI Software and Lake Nutrient Modeling: Components of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Wetlands Assessment and Monitoring Program - Final Report (English, PDF 1.19 MB)

Open PDF file, 490.02 KB,  Development & Use of Aquatic Life Use Standards for Wetlands in Massachusetts (English, PDF 490.02 KB)

Open PDF file, 3.69 MB,  Development of a Comprehensive State Monitoring & Assessment Program for Wetlands in Massachusetts (English, PDF 3.69 MB)

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