Documents & Reports

CAPS Documentation

CAPS 2020 Assessment for Massachusetts

CAPS Publications

McGarigal K; Compton BW; Plunkett EB; DeLuca WV; Grand J; Ene E; Jackson SD. 2018. A landscape index of ecological integrity to inform landscape conservation. Landscape Ecology 33:1029-1048.
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Compton, B.W., McGarigal, K., Cushman, S.A. and Gamble, L.R. 2007. A Resistant-Kernel Model of Connectivity for Amphibians that Breed in Vernal Pools. Conservation Biology, 21: 788-799.
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CAPS Reports

Wetlands Assessment and Monitoring Program

Use of Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) to Evaluate Salt Marsh Condition and Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise, November 13, 2023

Developing Methods for Remote Sensing of Salt Marsh Condition using Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS), July 26, 2021

Development Of Stream Metrics For Use In The Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System (CAPS), December 23, 2019

Use of a Continuous Aquatic Life Use (CALU) Approach to Evaluate Wetland Mitigation Sites in Massachusetts, August 2019

Empirically Derived Indices of Biotic Integrity for Shrub Swamps and Forested Wetlands and an Evaluation of the Performance of Various Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) Indices Applied to Forested Wetlands in Massachusetts, May 30, 2019

Empirically Derived Indices of Biotic Integrity for Wetlands in Massachusetts and an Evaluation of their Utility for Assigning Coefficient of Conservatism Scores for FQA, June 12, 2017

CAPS Boat Traffic Intensity Metric, April 4, 2016

Creation of CAPS-IBI Software and Lake Nutrient Modeling: Components of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Wetlands Assessment and Monitoring Program, July 28, 2015

Empirically Derived Indices of Biotic Integrity for Forested Wetlands, Coastal Salt Marshes and Wadable Freshwater Streams in Massachusetts September 15, 2013

Development of a Comprehensive State Monitoring and Assessment Program for Wetlands in Massachusetts: Progress Report, May 23, 2011

Development and Use of Aquatic Life Use Standards for Wetlands in Massachusetts, May 12, 2011

Developing Tools for More Effective Assessment of Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems: Final Report for Project 09‐01/ARRA604, August 18, 2010

Development of a Comprehensive State Monitoring and Assessment Program for Wetlands in Massachusetts: Interim Progress Report, February 19, 2010

Development of a Comprehensive State Water Monitoring and Assessment Program for Wetlands in Massachusetts: Final Report for FY07 Wetlands Development Grant, May 2009 – revised February 11, 2010

Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System (CAPS) Western Massachusetts Assessment: Final Report, May 19, 2008

Development of a Comprehensive State Water Monitoring and Assessment Program for Wetlands in Massachusetts: Phase I Report for 2007

Project Reports

Critical Linkages Phase II: A Strategic Assessment of Increasing Regional Connectivity in Massachusetts Via the Installation of Wildlife Passage Structures April 30, 2013

Critical Linkages Phase 1: Assessing Connectivity Restoration Potential for Culvert Replacement, Dam Removal and Construction of Wildlife Passage Structures in Massachusetts, July 13, 2012

Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System (CAPS) South Coast Rail Analysis, September 18, 2009

Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System (CAPS) Analysis for the Proposed Route 11 Extension, May 7, 2004