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Applied Aquatic Ecosystem Science
Applied Aquatic Ecosystem Science
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INTRODUCTION One measure of the relevance of a natural resource science is how much it contributes to management of an environment stressed by innumerable human uses and activities. The paradoxical predicament of humans, who simultaneously require fresh water and intact aquatic ecosystems yet diminish the quality and amount of these resources, can be remedied only by concerted application of aquatic ecosystem science integrated with the efforts of many other disciplines and interests.
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The EPA recommends that states assess water quality based on the following individual beneficial uses: · Aquatic life support: The water body provides suitable habitat for survival and reproduction of desirable fish, shellfish, and other aquatic organ~sms. · Fish consumption: The water body supports a population of fish free from contamination that could pose a human health risk to consumers.
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. Drinking water supply: The water body can supply safe drinking water with conventional treatment.
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In their water quality assessments for the Clean Water Act, 27 states listed agriculture and commercial development as the leading cause of wetland loss. Of 14 states that identified sources of pollutants that degrade wetlands, 11 ranked agriculture as the number one source.
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A perpetual dilemma in applied aquatic ecosystem science is the need to proceed with management activities despite the lack of complete knowledge required to solve a particular resource problem. Given this reality, the fine- and
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This perspective provides the appropriate ecological context for applying aquatic ecosystem science to conservation and management. There are research needs in the social sciences that will advance application of aquatic ecosystem science to resource problems.
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Good technology and well-intentioned goals will contribute little to conservation of intact and functioning aquatic ecosystems if they cannot be translated into practical action in specific watersheds. Effective restoration, conservation, and perpetuation of water resources must integrate sound science with practical approaches that can be understood and accepted by the public.
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For example, an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional study on the biogeochemical fate of mercury in lakes was attracted to the Trout Lake university facilities because of the existing laboratory and scientific support. The $5 million project involves scientists from three universities, two federal agencies, three private contractors, and state government, with combined expertise in analytical chemistry, atmospheric chemistry and transport, aquatic microbiology, ground water hydrology and geochemistry, fisheries, biology, physicochemical and biological limnology, and environmental modeling.
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For this process to continue successfully, effective long- and short-term monitoring of the integrity of existing aquatic ecosystems or changes resulting from management regimes is crucial. Nevertheless, the preponderance of public and private research dollars is funneled toward projects that test theories or desigrr mathematical models.
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Model biodiversity management plan Scientific section In Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: A Model Biodiversity Collaboration Strategy for the Lake Superior Basin. Great Lakes Natural Resource Center.
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