Is the selected historical target an appropriate one? Is this asking if a historical target is an appropriate method of the possible coarse filter strategies, or is it asking specifically about the choice of 1000 years pre-European settlement as a baseline for the specific types of ecological sites that should be present and their associated disturbance regimes?
What criteria can be used to determine whether the target is appropriate? Again, is this referring to the criteria for the selection of the historical target method from different types of coarse filter strategies, or why 1000 years pre-European settlement was chosen as the specific target for disturbance regimes and ecological sites?
The answer to this question depends on the tack you're taking on the first question. If you're going to argue that historical targets are never appropriate, for example, you'll need to explain what criteria you use in making that judgment. If, on the other hand, you argue that they picked the wrong historical target, you'll need to explain what criteria would have led you to pick a different one. If you think they got things just right, you'll need to explain what criteria led you to that judgment.
I had in mind the specific historical target mentioned in the plan, i.e., the 1000 years prior to European settlement. If you wanted to argue against that target you could argue that either (a) the specific time period that was chosen isn't the best one (you'd need to explain what time period you think would be better and why) or (b) it doesn't make any sense to pick a particular historical period as a target for rmanagememnt (you'd need to clarify whether you're making that argument for any management plan or just for this one, in particular).
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