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The information in this docunnent has been funded wholly or in part by the U.S. 

 Environmental Protection Agency. It has been subjected to the Agency's review, and it has 

 been approved for publication as EPA draft number NHEERL-RTP-MS-00-08. Mention of 

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Acknowledgements 



The editors wish to thank the authors of Chapters Two, Three, and Four for their patience 

 and dedication during numerous document revisions, and for their careful attention to 

 review comments. Thanks also go to the members of the ORD Ecological Indicators 

 Working Group, which was instrumental in framing this document and highlighting potential 

 users. We are especially grateful to the 1 2 peer reviewers from inside and outside the U.S. 

 Environmental Protection Agency for their insights on improving the final draft. 



This report should be cited as follows: 



Jackson, Laura E., Janis C. Kurtz, and William S. Fisher, eds. 2000. Evaluation 

 Guidelines for Ecological Indicators. EPAy620/R-99/005. U.S. Environmental Protection 

 Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC. 107 p. 



