Ecosystems Ranking Summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | STRESSORS | Lakes & | Rivers & | Riparian | Aquatic | Forests | Cool | | Warm | Grasslands | Terrestrial | Agriculture | | | | | | | | Scrublands | | | | | | | | Reservoirs | Streams | | Summary | | | | Scrublands | | Summary | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | Pinyon- | Great | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Juniper | Basin | | | | | =========================================================================================================================================================================================================== | Accidental Releases | L | M | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Indoor Air Pollution | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Outdoor Air Pollution | L | L | L | L | M | L | L | L | L | L | L | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Degradation of Built/Cultural | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ecosystem Physical | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | a. Grazing | H | M | H | H | M | H | H | H | H | H | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | b. Agriculture | H | H | M | H | L | - | - | L | L | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | c. Highways/Roads | L | M | L | L | M | L | L | L | L | L | L | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | d. Energy Production | M | M | H | M | L | L | L | L | - | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | e. Fire Suppression | L | - | - | L | H | L | L | - | H | M | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | f. Mining-extraction | L | H | M | M | L | L | L | M | - | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | g. Timber Management | M | M | M | M | H | L | L | L | - | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | h. Interbasin Water Transfers | L | M | L | L | - | L | - | L | - | L | L | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | i. Channelization | L | M | H | M | - | - | - | L | - | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | j. Water Diversion | L | H | H | H | - | - | - | L | - | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | k. Pumping | L | H | H | H | - | - | - | - | L | L | H | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | l. Impoundments/ Dams | - | H | M | H | L | - | - | - | - | L | L | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | m. Recreation | L | L | L | L | M | M | L | M | - | M | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | n. Urbanization | L | M | M | M | L | L | L | M | L | L | H | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ecosystem Biological Alteration | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | a. Hunting | - | - | - | L | M | L | L | L | L | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | b. Fishing | L | L | - | L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | c. Illegal Collecting | - | - | - | n/a | - | - | - | M | - | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | d. Species Introduction and Control | H | H | H | H | H | M | M | H | M | H | M | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Food/Drinking Water Contamination | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Global Climate Change | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Stratospheric Ozone Depletion | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Land/Soil Contamination | | | | | | | | | | | M | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Natural Hazards | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | a. Floods | L | L | L | L | - | - | - | - | - | n/a | L | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | b. Fire | L | L | L | L | M | L | L | L | L | L | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Radiation | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Surface Water Contamination | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | a. Non-Point Source | H | M | M | M | - | - | - | - | - | n/a | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | b. Point Source | L | M | L | L | - | - | - | - | - | n/a | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ground Water Contamination | L | M | - | M | - | - | - | - | - | n/a | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Work Place and Consumer Exposure to Hazardous Materials | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Impediments | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | a. Lack of Environmental Education and Awareness | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | b. Equity Issues | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | c. Transboundary Issues | | | | | | | | | | | | =========================================================================================================================================================================================================== | L = Low M = Medium H = High | | | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------