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MAB - Man and the Biosphere Reserve Program
| Program Name (Acronym) |
MAB  |
| Agency |
Voluntary interagen prog |
| Year Initiated |
1976 |
| Measures |
CLIMATE - meteorology, snow, solar radiation
AIR - criteria pollutants, toxics, visibility/fine particulates
PRECIP/DEP - wet deposition, dry deposition
WATER - discharge, sediment load, organic contaminants, aquatic biota,
inorganic chemistry, sediment chemistry, trace metals, habitat
MARINE/COASTAL - salinity/freshwater flux, chlorophyll/zooplankton,
submerged/coastal habitats, nutrients/contaminants, animals, sediment
SOILS - texture, chemistry, toxicity, mineralogy, climate, structure,
strength, faunal biomass, erodability
VEGETATION - growth rate/above-ground biomass, recruitment, species/cover/range,
disease intensity, nutrient availability
ANIMALS - food source/quality, recruitment, species/range/population,
disease intensity, toxicology |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
Yes |
| Source |
Yes |
| Transect |
Yes |
| Other area |
International Network |
| Locations for Data Collection |
47 US, 100 W.Hem, 324 |
| Temporal Interval |
Variable |
| Sampling Design |
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| Random |
Yes |
| Selected |
Yes |
| Synoptic |
Yes |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
Internet, homepage, UCD |
| Extent for Reporting |
World-wide - 114 nations |
| Annual Funding |
About $1M from US agency |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
Depends on each agency |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
Depends on each agency |
| Partners |
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| International |
Yes |
| Agency |
EPA,NASA,USGS,AID... |
| State |
No |
| Local |
No |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
Voluntary Program |
| Users of Data per Year |
about 1 million |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
Yes |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Roger Soles |
| Phone # |
202-776-8318 |
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