Ecosystem Health And Integrated Monitoring In The Northern River Basins

Author : Kevin Joseph Cash,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : The Study
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Aquatic ecology
ISBN : MSU:31293011926536

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Assessing and Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystem Health by Kevin Joseph Cash,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

As part of a larger project on development of an ecosystem integrity and cumulative effects monitoring program for the Peace, Athabasca, and Slave River basins, this report reviews the concept of ecosystem health and cumulative effects assessment as well as the theoretical framework and practical objectives of these approaches. The report reviews the literature on existing individual, population-, and community-level approaches and associated measurements being used for the assessment of aquatic ecosystem health and cumulative effects. It also identifies the types of data required to assess and monitor aquatic ecosystem health and cumulative effects in large northern rivers. Finally, the report discusses the applicability of these approaches and associated measurements, and recommends approaches with potential for use in the Northern River Basins Study.

Author : Kevin Joseph Cash,Frederick J. Wrona,William D. Gummer,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : MINN:31951D016292109

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Ecosystem Health and Integrated Monitoring in the Northern River Basins by Kevin Joseph Cash,Frederick J. Wrona,William D. Gummer,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

The NTBS was designed to address the ecological concerns about pulp mill expansion, and to increase scientific knowledge about environmental conditions [ecology, ecosystem sustainability, water pollution and control, habitat, effect on fish and fishing, etc.] in the major river systems of the north. The study's objectives were to gather and interpret sound scientific information about the basins, develop appropriate recommendations for basin management, and communicate effectively with the public. The government response report confirms the governments' commitment to ecosystem sustainability and to pollution control in northern rivers. First Nations and Metis aboriginal [native] peoples contributed significantly to the NRBS.

Author : Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Athabasca River Watershed (Alta.)
ISBN : MINN:31951D016292028

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Northern River Basins Study by Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

Report to the federal ministers of Environment and Indian & Northern Affairs, Alberta's Minister of Environmental Protection, and NWT's Minister of Renewable Resources. Summarises the main scientific findings of the Northern River Basins Study, which was established to examine the relationship between industrial, municipal, agricultural, and other development and the Peace, Athabasca, and Slave River basins. Reviews the characteristics of the northern river basins and their peoples, the organisation of the Study, and major findings in the areas of environmental overview, use of aquatic resources, traditional knowledge, flow regulation, fish distribution and habitat, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, contaminants, drinking water, ecosystem health, modelling, human health, and cumulative effects. Recommendations by the Study Board, First Nations, and scientific advisors regarding such issues as basin management, monitoring, research, public participation, and a successor organisation are then presented. Also includes a summary of opinions, suggestions, and recommendations expressed at 17 community workshops held throughout the northern river basins area.

Author : Frederick J. Wrona,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Athabasca River Watershed (Alta.)
ISBN : MINN:31951D016292117

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Cumulative Impacts Within the Northern River Basins by Frederick J. Wrona,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

The NTBS was designed to address the ecological concerns about pulp mill expansion, and to increase scientific knowledge about environmental conditions [ecology, ecosystem sustainability, water pollution and control, habitat, effect on fish and fishing, etc.] in the major river systems of the north. The study's objectives were to gather and interpret sound scientific information about the basins, develop appropriate recommendations for basin management, and communicate effectively with the public. The government response report confirms the governments' commitment to ecosystem sustainability and to pollution control in northern rivers. First Nations and Metis aboriginal [native] peoples contributed significantly to the NRBS.

Author : Geneviève M. Carr,James P. Neary
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9295039513

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Water Quality for Ecosystem and Human Health by Geneviève M. Carr,James P. Neary Pdf

This document is intended to provide an overview of the major components of surface and ground water quality and how these relate to ecosystem and human health. Local, regional and global assessments of water quality monitoring data are used to illustrate key features of aquatic environments, and to demonstrate how human activities on the landscape can influence water quality in both positive and negative ways. Clear and concise background knowledge on water quality can serve to support other water assessments.

Author : Stanford, L. Loeb,Anne Spacie
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994-01-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0873719107

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Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems by Stanford, L. Loeb,Anne Spacie Pdf

With regional, national, and global processes affecting both the structure and function of lakes and rivers, assessment methodology must encompass many attributes to evaluate the impact of these processes on water quality. Many of the changes in biological communities correlate to resource exploitation, nonpoint pollutant interactions, and habitat alteration - factors that can be missed by routine chemical sampling. This creates the need for ecologically-based approaches to this problem. Biological monitoring is a fundamental part of an ecologically-based approach. Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems brings together contributions by authors recognized as leaders in the development and utilization of biological monitoring techniques for freshwater ecosystems. It provides a conceptual framework for the use of biological monitoring to assess the environmental health of freshwater resources. Biological monitoring is an important part of any water quality assessment program. Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems provides you with an understanding of water resources. It includes discussions concerning historical development, ecological basis, experimental design characteristics, case studies, and future concerns. As efforts to maintain and restore the world's water resources intensify, the need to develop accurate methods to assess the health of these resources becomes critical.

Author : Chris Jones,R. Mark Palmer,Susan Motkaluk,Michael Walters
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420010145

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Watershed Health Monitoring by Chris Jones,R. Mark Palmer,Susan Motkaluk,Michael Walters Pdf

Watershed Health Monitoring: Emerging Technologies is a concise reference that defines the concept of watershed health and explains that monitoring the health of watersheds is a critical precursor to adaptive resource management on a watershed basis. The focus of the text is a clear description of an innovative "Closed Loop" model that specifies fo

Author : Sven E. Jorgensen,Fu-Liu Xu,Robert Costanza
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0203490185

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Handbook of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem Health by Sven E. Jorgensen,Fu-Liu Xu,Robert Costanza Pdf

The field of ecosystem health explores the interactions between natural systems, human health, and social organization. As decision makers require a sound, modular approach to environmental management and sustainable development, ecosystem health assessment indicators are increasingly used across any number of applications. The Handbook of Ecologic

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Athabasca River Basin (Alta.)
ISBN : 0662377400

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Key Findings by Anonim Pdf

The Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative (NREI) was a 5-year initiative (1998-2003) to study the impacts of human activities on aquatic ecosystems in an area covering northern Alberta and parts of the Northwest Territories. It focussed on priorities such as pollution prevention, hormone problems in fish, water flows and quality, contaminants, nutrients, safe drinking water and enhanced environmental monitoring. This report presents a summary of the findings of the Initiative.

Author : David B. Donald,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : The Study
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Aquatic ecology
ISBN : MINN:31951D00913682R

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Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity by David B. Donald,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

The purpose of this report is to identify potential ecological indicators that could be used in future monitoring programs assessing the health and integrity of the aquatic environment of the Peace-Athabasca delta, with a focus on the large, persistent delta lakes and channels. The identified indicators were developed from historical data and from a 1994 limnological survey of Mamawi and Claire lakes. The main criteria for selecting the indicators were: relevance to the public, cost of collecting data, and linkages with the food web which includes the people of the Fort Chipewyan area. The indicators include three physical/chemical and four structural indicators (species abundance and structure, fish harvest).

Author : Md. Nazrul Islam,Sven Erik Jorgensen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781498767736

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Environmental Management of Marine Ecosystems by Md. Nazrul Islam,Sven Erik Jorgensen Pdf

Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) is one of the most holistic approaches to protecting marine and coastal ecosystems as it recognizes the need to protect entire marine ecosystems instead of individual species. After decades of pollution, habitat degradation and overfishing, now climate change and ocean acidification threaten the health of the ocean in unprecedented way. Environmental Management of Marine Ecosystems illustrates the current status, trends, and effects of climate, natural disturbances and anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems. It demonstrates how to integrate different management tools and models in an up-to-date, multidisciplinary approach to environmental management. This indispensable guide provides several case studies from around the world and creates a framework for identifying management tools and their applications in coral reefs, fisheries, migratory species, marine islands and associated ecosystems such as mangroves and sea grass beds. It discusses the physical and chemical compositions of marine ecosystems along with the threats and actions needed to protect them. The application of model framework to several contemporary management issues include the modelling of harmful algal bloom dynamics, understanding the dispersal of sea lice, and the possible impacts on intertidal communities of the provision of novel offshore habitat. The results of extensive research by an international team of contributors, the Environmental Management of Marine Ecosystems is designed to inform scientists, practitioners, academics, government and non-government policymakers on the particularities of marine ecosystems and assist them in understanding the EBM approaches in means of mitigation and adaptation of human activities that result in sustainability. These practices will help change the current methodologies used for resource assessment and the future regulations of marine resources.

Author : K.M. Scow,Graham E. Fogg,David E. Hinton,Michael L. Johnson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 1439822662

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Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Health by K.M. Scow,Graham E. Fogg,David E. Hinton,Michael L. Johnson Pdf

The new approach to ecosystem health is proactive. As a result, the scope of environmental studies is growing and the methods are evolving. Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Health aggressively broadens the range of ecotoxicology to include its related fields. The book begins with John Cairns, Jr.'s predictions and recommendations for the futur

Author : Mark R. Servos
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000725131

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Environmental Fate and Effects of Pulp and Paper by Mark R. Servos Pdf

In recent years, there have been emerging concerns regarding the fate and effects of pulp and paper mill effluents on the environment. Countries throughout the world are focusing attention on the implementation of regulatory and monitoring programs. In response, industry has begun to implement a variety of process and treatment technologies designed to minimize or eliminate the potential impacts. Environmental Fate and Effects of Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents explores the most active and critical current research and experimentation from around the world. This comprehensive overview examines the identity and origin of chemicals in pulp mill effluents, environmental fate of chemicals from pulp and paper mills, bioaccumulation of substances from pulp mills to fish and wildlife, field and laboratory studies of biochemical and whole organism responses associated with pulp and paper effluents, integrated monitoring and future research, and policy directions of this rapidly evolving field. Written by prominent scientists from around the world with contributions from industry, government, and academia, this important new book provides a balanced global perspective of the recent scientific findings and the challenges being faced in the immediate future.

Author : Terry Donald Prowse,Malcolm Conly,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D016292044

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Impacts of Flow Regulation on the Aquatic Ecosystem of the Peace and Slave Rivers by Terry Donald Prowse,Malcolm Conly,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

The NTBS was designed to address the ecological concerns about pulp mill expansion, and to increase scientific knowledge about environmental conditions [ecology, ecosystem sustainability, water pollution and control, habitat, effect on fish and fishing, etc.] in the major river systems of the north. The study's objectives were to gather and interpret sound scientific information about the basins, develop appropriate recommendations for basin management, and communicate effectively with the public. The government response report confirms the governments' commitment to ecosystem sustainability and to pollution control in northern rivers. First Nations and Metis aboriginal [native] peoples contributed significantly to the NRBS.

Author : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1694 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : MINN:31951D038067607

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Neuse River Basin Integrated Feasibility Report and Environment Assessment Final Report by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Pdf