CRAM methodology (User’s Manual)

Version 5.0.1 released 10/17/07

Changes in this version

• Minor wording changes for clarification

Version 5.0.0 released 9/18/07

Changes in this version

• Version numbering changed from 4.6 to 5.0—no other changes

Version 4.6 released 9/10/07

Changes in this version

• Substantial changes in nearly all areas

Version 4.2.3 released 11/1/06

Changes in this version

• Reorganized volume 2 into three sections: Assessment Forms, Narratives, Tables & Figures; typos fixed

Version 4.2.2 released 8/17/06

Changes in this version

• Added ciation to title page; typos fixed

Version 4.2.1 released 8/10/06

Changes in this version

• Vol 1, p. 15: Table 2.2, added new metric name Plant Community and bulleted its four component submetrics
• Vol 1, p. 36: Added language prescribing the calculation of mean submetric score in order to arrive at Plant Community metric value; in Table 3.8, changed expected maximum value of Biotic Structure attribute from 84 to 36 for Playas and Vernal Pools and 48 for all other wetland classes.
• Vol 1, pp. 68-71: Changed “metric” to “submetric” for discussion of the four submetrics of the Plant Community metric.
• Vol 2, pp.145-6: removed wrackline or organic debris in channel or on floodplain from worksheet 2 since this patch type is not expected in playas.
• Vol 2, p. 55: Revised “D” narrative for number of plants layers present from "No layers are present" to "0-1 layer is present".
• Vol 2, pp. 133, 149, 166: Removed shading from scoring sheet for Interspersion and Zonation since this metric is assessed for vernal pools and playas
• Vol 2: Revised scoring forms to incorporate Plant Community metric

Version 4.2.0 released 8/4/06

Changes in this version

• Split into two volumes: main manual and assessment forms
• Created separate volume for assessment forms - all supporting documents included with each class
• Updated entrenchment ratio and hydrologic connectivity metric bins
• Revised bins for percent co-dominant species that are non-native
• Added confined v. unconfined diagram
• Revised scoring to a 1-12 scale for all metrics

Version 4.1 released 7/11/06

Changes in this version

• Separated estuarine class into two sub-classes: saline and non-saline

Version 4.0 released 5/25/06

eCRAM software

Version 1.5.1 released 3/20/2008

• Version 1.5.1 will support estuarine, riverine, and depressional assessments using CRAM method 5.0.1 or 5.0.2

Version 1.0.0 released 8/10/06

• Version 1.0.0 supports estuarine and riverine assessments using CRAM method 4.2
• Closing the browser window without first saving the assessment can cause a loss of assessment data. This will be fixed in a future version.