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	Geoindicators for the Humid Tropics Report on a Geoindicators Symposium held during the 31st International Geological Congress in Brazil, August, 2000
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	Geoindicators and their Practical Application: Workshop and Field Trip Cordoba, Argentina, May 14-17, 2002
	Geoenvironmental Hazards and Disasters in Africa Nairobi, Kenya, 01 - 03 July, 2002
	IUGS winds up GEOIN but geoindicator activities continue
	What are Geoindicators?
	Participants International workshop held at the Discovery Centre, Gros Morne National Park, Western Newfoundland, September 10-14, 2001
	Geoindicators for Ecosystem Monitoring in Parks and Protected Areas Report on an international workshop held at the Discovery Centre, Gros Morne National Park, Western Newfoundland, September 10-14, 2001
	Introducing GEOINDICATORS In the following, the US National Park Service (NPS) explains the use of geoindicators in dealing with rapid geological changes in park ecosystems. It describes the "scoping" process being used to identify relevant geoindicators, and the key questions asked, including which human actions influence geological processes and phenomena.
	Geoindicators in Mountainous Areas Report on the International Workshop on Geoindicators held in Sacred Inca Valley (Cuzco - Urubamba), Peru, 30 Sept. -5 Oct. 2002.
	Report on Symposium and Field Meeting on coastal geoindicators Symposium and Field Meeting in Ustka, Poland, September 26-29, 2000
	Focusing on Geoindicators of Relevance to Eastern and Central Europe Vilnius, Lithuania, October 11-16, 1999
	Geoindicators and their Applications in Arid Regions: Technical Program An International Workshop Assiut, Egypt, 29 September - 2 October 2003
	International Geoindicators Workshop Canberra, Australia, 24-26 November 2003
	Dark Nature - study trip in Mauritania January 2004
	Geoindicators: Tools for Assessing Rapid Environmental Changes COGEOENVIRONMENT Working Group on Geoindicators
	Dune morphology and activity /(with contributions from R. E. Vance, S. Wolfe and N. Lancaster. Revised February 2005)/ Geoindicator
	Explanation of Format Geoindicator Checklist (1995): Compiled by COGEOENVIRONMENT (IUGS) Working Group on Geoindicators
	Coral chemistry and growth patterns Geoindicator
	Desert surface crusts and fissures /(With contribution from M.A.J. Williams. Revised December 2004)/ Geoindicator
	Dust storm magnitude, duration, and frequency Geoindicator
	Frozen ground activity Geoindicator
	Glacier fluctuations (With contributions by A. Nesje, and M. Demuth. Revised February 2005) Geoindicator
	Groundwater quality Geoindicator
	Groundwater chemistry in the unsaturated zone Geoindicator
	Groundwater level Geoindicator
	Karst activity Geoindicator
	Lake levels and salinity Revised February 2006 with contributions from Robert Vance and James Teller
	Relative sea level Geoindicator
	Sediment sequence and composition Geoindicator
	Seismicity Geoindicator
	Shoreline position Geoindicator
	Soil and sediment erosion Geoindicator
	Soil quality Geoindicator
	Stream channel morphology and position With contributions from Waite Osterkamp, Janet Hooke, and John Ridgway. Revised February 2006
	Streamflow Geoindicator
	Stream sediment storage and load Geoindicator
	Subsurface temperature regime Geoindicator
	Surface displacement Geoindicator (With contributions from Mike Bovis and Peter Hobbs, Revised Nov 2006)
	Surface water quality Geoindicator
	Volcanic unrest Geoindicator With contributions from Robert Tilling, Gillian Norton, John Ridgway (revised 2006)
	Wetlands extent, structure and hydrology Geoindicator
	Wind erosion Geoindicator
	Landslides and Avalanches Geoindicator
	Dust transport Geoindicator
	Geoindicators: methods and techniques for monitoring rapid geologic change General Symposium of the International Geological Congress G-03.10. Florence - Italy, August 20-28, 2004.
	The Impact of Mega-floods - how to identify mega-floods in palaeorecords Casa Lisa, Bobole, Mozambique, November 1-5, 2004
	Tracking Rapid Landscape Change: An introduction to Geoindicators November 2005
	Towards a geoindicator network in Argentina An informal discussion, Miramar, Argentina, March 13, 2005 Report by Monica Blarasin
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