Defense Coastal/Estuarine Research Program (DCERP) Strategic Plan

Abstract

Critical military training and testing on lands along the nation's coastal and estuarine shorelines are increasingly placed at risk because of development pressures in surrounding areas, impairments due to other anthropogenic disturbances, and increasing requirements for compliance with environmental regulations. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) intends to enhance and sustain its training and testing assets and to optimize its stewardship of natural resources through the development and application of an ecosystem-based management approach on DoD facilities. To accomplish the above goal, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) launched the Defense Coastal/Estuarine Research Program (DCERP) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (MCBCL) in North Carolina. MCBCL provides an ideal platform for DCERP because it integrates coastal barrier, estuarine, coastal wetland, and terrestrial ecosystems, all within the boundaries of DoD properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA551344

Entities

People

  • Patricia A. Cunningham

Organizations

  • RTI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Protection
  • Eutrophication
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Oceanography
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.