Prioritizing conservation action in the Northern Applachian/Acadian ecoregion is
a challenge that can be assessed at the scale of the watershed by assessing the
conservaiton irreplaceability of each watershed and comparing this to the threat
of land transformation from human development, both today and under future
growth scenarios.
Trombulak, S.C., M.G. Anderson, R.F. Baldwin, K. Beazley, J.C. Ray, C. Reining,
G. Woolmer, C. Bettigole, G. Forbes, and L. Gratton. 2008. The Northern
Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion: Priority Locations for Conservation Action. Two
Countries, One Forest Special Report No. 1.