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Assessment thresholds 1

Category Utility
Description The level of scientific support that is available to identify the benefits associated with a target or compliance level.

0  Unknown
1  Supported by expert opinion, indirect studies, or weak studies (e.g., sample size problems, length of study, or conflicts of evidence)
2  Supported by retrospective studies
3  Supported by evidence obtained from well-designed controlled analytic studies, multiple time series, or several dramatic results in uncontrolled experiments
Top-Ranked Indicators for Assessment thresholds 1
Forest soil change   
Water quality change   



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