Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Empirical and Conceptual Foundations of Indicators -- 3 A Framework for Indicator Selection -- 4 Indicators for National Ecological Assessments -- 5 Local and Regional Indicators -- References -- Appendix A Variability, Complexity, and the Design of Sampling Procedures -- Appendix B Markov Matrices of Landscape Change -- Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- Index.