"The purpose of this profile is to summarize the ecological information available for and relevant to stream and riparian habitats of the Great Basin. The Great Basin comprises the northern half of the Basin and Range physiographic province and covers most of Nevada and western Utah and portions of California, Oregon, and Idaho. The entire basin actually consists of numerous subbasins and mountain ranges which present an extremely diverse physical setting" (p. iii).

A report regarding the Northwestern Florida Ecological Characterization study, the purpose of which is to compile existing information about the biological, social, and physical sciences for the gulf coastal counties of Florida from Escambia County to Hernando County.