Technical reports can teach us about ecology
November 21st, 2009 by cdunaganEarly next year, two reports will be released focusing on the conditions of the nearshore ecosystem throughout the Puget Sound region. These reports will mark a turning point for the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project, an effort that could lead to a multi-billion-dollar restoration effort. Read some details in a story I wrote for today’s Kitsap Sun.
I haven’t had a chance to dig deeply into all the reports written for this project the past few years, but they provide a true framework for understanding the structure and function of shoreline habitats. I hope to find time to study these reports, as I would a college textbook. I encourage anyone seeking to increase his or her level of knowledge about ecology to take a close look.
Following is a list of reports you can find on the Web site of
the Puget
Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project.
- Historical Reconstruction, Classification and Change Analysis of Puget Sound Tidal Marshes
- Application of “Best Available Science” in Ecosystem Restoration: Lessons Learned from Large-Scale Restoration Efforts in the USA
- Guidance for Protection and Restoration of the Nearshore Ecosystems of Puget Sound
- Guiding Restoration Principles
- Historic Characterization of WRIA 9 Shoreline Landforms
- Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound: A Research Plan in Support of the Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership
- The Geomorphology of Puget Sound Beaches
- Conceptual Model for Assessing Restoration of Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystems
- Native Shellfish in Nearshore Ecosystems of Washington State
- Nearshore Birds in Puget Sound
- Juvenile Pacific Salmon and the Nearshore Ecosystem of Puget Sound
- Orcas in Puget Sound
- Marine Riparian Vegetation Communities of Puget Sound
- Marine Forage Fishes in Puget Sound
- Beaches and Bluffs of Puget Sound and the Northern Straits
- Kelp and Eelgrass in Puget Sound
- Great Blue Herons in Puget Sound
- Valuing Puget Sound’s Valued Ecosystem Components
- A Geomorphic Classification of Puget Sound Nearshore Landforms
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