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<br /> <br />000198 <br /> <br />"\ <br /> <br />the structure of the surface composition of the earth. <br /> <br />4. Number of locations where land features demonstrate past and <br />present geolor,ic processes that take place in or on Lile Hurface <br />layer of the earth. <br /> <br />(B) Quality factors: <br /> <br />1. Uniqu~ness of the geological formations and processes in the <br />area. <br /> <br />2. Size of the geological sites. <br /> <br />3. Condition of preservation in natural conditions. <br /> <br />4. Chance for fossil or mineral recovery. <br /> <br />5. Aesthetic setting of structures or processes. <br /> <br />(C) Human influence factors: <br /> <br />1. Relationship to the population. <br /> <br />2. Public access. <br /> <br />3. Public amenities. <br /> <br />4. Educational values. <br /> <br />5. Scientific value. <br /> <br />6. Legal and/or administrative protection. <br /> <br />7. Physical (bioenvironmental) protection. <br /> <br />4.4.13 Ecological Systems <br /> <br />This category covers the identifiable biomes (communities of organisms) <br /> <br />and the physical conditions in whcih they exist. Each natural area, such as <br /> <br />, a watershed, a vegetation and soil type, a tidal salt marsh, a swamp, a <br /> <br />lake, or a stream complex, represents an ecosystem, an interdependent <br /> <br />physical and biotic environment that functions as a continuing dynamic <br /> <br />unit, possessing not only intrinsic values but also contributIng to the <br /> <br />enrichment of the general quality of life in a variety of subtle ways. <br /> <br />Conversely, when auch natural areas are lost or otherwise diminished in <br /> <br />4-29 <br />