Revised Page: Annual Update 2003
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Note that the data published in the 2002 State of the Nation’s Ecosystems Report as well as the 2003 and 2005 Web-Only Updates have been superseded by the 2008 Report and thus should be used with caution. For the most recent data, purchase the 2008 Report from Island Press.

 
Forests Fresh Waters Grasslands and Shrublands Urban and Suburban Areas
SYSTEM DIMENSIONS
Extent
Data Available Forest Area and Ownership
Updated:
2003
Data Available Forest Types
Updated:
2003
Data Available Forest Management Categories
Updated:
2003
Partial Data Available Extent of Freshwater Ecosystems
Partial Data Available Altered Freshwater Ecosystems
Data Available Area of Grasslands and Shrublands  
Partial Data Available Land Use
Updated:
2003, 2005
Data Available Area of Urban/ Suburban lands
Data Inadequate Total Impervious Area
Indicator Development Needed Stream Bank Vegetation
Fragmentation and Landscape Pattern
Partial Data Available Forest Pattern and Fragmentation
 
Data Inadequate Area and Size of Grassland/ Shrubland Patches
Indicator Development Needed Suburban/ Rural Land Use Change
Data Available Patches of Forest, Grasslands/ Shrublands, and Wetlands
 
Forests Fresh Waters Grasslands and Shrublands Urban and Suburban Areas
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
Nutrients, Carbon and Oxygen
Data Available Nitrate in Forest Streams  
Partial Data Available Carbon Storage
Updated:
2003
Partial Data Available Phosphorus in Lakes, Reservoirs, and Large Rivers
Also see Core National, Farmlands, Forest, Grasslands/ Shrublands, and Urban/Suburban Indicators
Data Inadequate Nitrate in Groundwater
Data Inadequate Carbon Storage
Data Available Nitrate in Urban/ Suburban Streams
Data Available Phosphorus in Urban/ Suburban Streams
Contaminants   Also see Core National, Farmlands, and Urban/ Suburban Indicators  
Data Available Air Quality
Updated:
2003, 2005
Partial Data Available Chemical Contamination  
Physical  
Data Available Changing Stream Flows
Data Inadequate Water Clarity
Data Available Number and Duration of Dry Periods in Streams and Rivers
Data Inadequate Depth to Shallow Groundwater
Indicator Development Needed Urban Heat Island
 
Forests Fresh Waters Grasslands and Shrublands Urban and Suburban Areas
BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS
Plants and Animals
Partial Data Available At- risk Native Species
Data Inadequate Area Covered by Non-native Plants
Partial Data Available At- risk Native Species
Partial Data Available Non-native Species
Partial Data Available Animal Deaths and Deformities
Partial Data Available At- risk Native Species
Data Inadequate Non-native Plant Cover
Data Available Population Trends in Invasive and Non-invasive Birds
Data Inadequate Species Status
Data Inadequate Disruptive Species
Communities
Partial Data Available Forest Age  
Data Available Forest Disturbance: Fire, Insects, and Disease
Updated:
2003
Data Inadequate Fire Frequency  
Data Inadequate Forest Community Types With Significantly Reduced Area  
Data Inadequate Status of Freshwater Animal Communities
Partial Data Available At-risk Freshwater Plant Communities
Indicator Development Needed Stream Habitat Quality
Data Inadequate Fire Frequency
Indicator Development Needed Riparian Condition
Data Inadequate Status of Animal Communities in Urban/ Suburban Streams
Ecological Productivity        
 
Forests Fresh Waters Grasslands and Shrublands Urban and Suburban Areas
HUMAN USES
Food, Fiber and Water
Data Available Timber Harvest
Updated:
2003
Data Available Timber Growth and Harvest
Updated:
2003
Data Available Water Withdrawals Updated:
2005
Data Inadequate Groundwater Levels
Data Available Waterborne Human Disease Outbreaks
Updated:
2003, 2005
Data Available Production of Cattle
Updated:
2003, 2005
 
Recreation and Other Services
Data Available Recreation in Forests
Updated:
2003
Data Inadequate Freshwater Recreation Activities
Data Inadequate Recreation on Grasslands and Shrublands
Data Inadequate Publicly Accessible Open Space per Resident
Indicator Development Needed Natural Ecosystem Services
Data Available All Necessary Data Available Partial Data Available Partial Data Available Data not available for National reporting Data Not Adequate for National Reporting Indicator Development Needed Indicator Development Needed
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