Reflections on a Vision for Integrated Research and Monitoring After 15 Years

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 363-380

  Murdoch, Peter S ^a   McHale, Michael ^a   Baron, Jill ^b  

^a US Geological Survey ^*  (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management science; Climate change; Dr. Owen P. Bricker; Ecosystem change; Environmental indicators; Environmental monitoring and research; Integrated environmental monitoring networks; Interdisciplinary science

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84897510467     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-013-9222-7     Document Type: Article

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