An Application of System Dynamics Analysis to Ecosystem Management at the Poinsett Weapons Range, Shaw AFB SC

Abstract

One of the more challenging missions for the Environmental Flight at Shaw Air Force Base, North Carolina is the protection of the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides Borealis) and the management of the Poinsett Weapons Range ecosystem. Currently, the population trends of the Red- Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) within the Poinsett Weapons Range ecosystem have the potential to negatively impact the base's primary mission of maintaining the highest level of Air Force combat capability and readiness. Short term management efforts to improve the ecosystem are resource intensive. The long-term effects of current management practices on the ecosystem are not clearly understood. A long-term sustainable approach to produce a stable ecosystem with minimum resource expenditure is needed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA345524

Entities

People

  • J. Goodbody
  • M. Brennan
  • P. Colborn
  • S. Kearney
  • T. Grady

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Demography
  • Electronic Mail
  • Endangered Species
  • Environment
  • Forests
  • Habitats
  • Literature Surveys
  • Medical Personnel
  • Natural Resources
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • United States
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.