Revised Framework and Threshold Attribute Table

Hi all. Just as a demonstration for how this blog might work: This might be a way for me to communicate an idea or question to you all.... I've been mulling over the framework, the threshold attribute table, and the Jayne's (Blackbrush) and Craig's (PJ) STMs. I attempted to revise the framework a little by combining boxes and revising terms a little to fit some of the concepts from the meeting. So below you will find four boxes. Box 1 (Reference conditions) represents pristine sites with no measurable disturbance. Box 2 (Manageable conditions) are those sites where a disturbance or alteration (climatic) has shifted the structure and function of a site but that a management action that removes the disturbance would allow "natural" feedbacks to shift the site back to Reference conditions (i.e., through resilience). Box 3 (Restorable conditions) are sites that have been disturbed or altered such that active restoration is necessary to return the system to acceptable structure and function. Box 4 is the degraded condition where negative feedbacks maintain conditions that no longer provide ecosystem services. I was trying to simplify the existing framework while maintaining the overall concepts and updating some based on our discussions at the meeting. I also added some terminology from the literature and that Mark added as an afterthought to Craig’s STM. This is just my attempt to get my head around material and synthesize our conversations from the meeting. I don’t mean to try to change things in a dramatic way. We may not use any of this but it has helped me get my head around some of the material.

Also, I think we might want to revise the table so that it fits with the framework more seamlessly. I will make some changes and present to you all soon.

Talk to you tomorrow.
Travis