Conceptual Model for Assessing Restoration of Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystems

Abstract

The PSNERP Nearshore Science Team has developed a Conceptual Model framework to aid in assessing restoration and preservation measures for nearshore ecosystems in Puget Sound. This model was designed primarily as a synthesis tool to better understand nearshore ecosystem processes and the response of nearshore ecosystems to different stressors or, alternatively, restoration actions. We have designed this model as a framework from which additional, more explicit `submodels' can be consistently developed that relate to specific nearshore stressors, landscape segments, functions, or restoration designs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA478091

Entities

People

  • Charles Simenstad
  • Hugh Shipman
  • Jan Newton
  • Kurt Fresh
  • Megan Dethier
  • Miles Logsdon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Computer Programming
  • Drainage Basins
  • Ecology
  • Energy Transfer
  • Environment
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Environmental Protection
  • Eutrophication
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Landforms
  • Materials
  • Sedimentation
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.