How Should Research And Monitoring Be Integrated?

Authors

David A. Flemer
Thomas A. Malone
Herbert M. Austin, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Walter R. Boynton
Robert B. Biggs
L. Eugene Cronin

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Editors

L. Eugene Cronin

Publication Date

1983

Book Title

Ten Critical Questions For Chesapeake Bay In Research And Related Matters

Publisher

Chesapeake Research Consortium

Series

CRC Publication No. 113

Abstract

Scientific knowledge of Chesapeake Bay and tidal tributaries has accumulated over many years beginning mostly with descriptive surveys prior to the 1960's and 1970's and evolving towards a coupling of monitoring and research in recent years. This essay discusses the need to more fully couple monitoring and research efforts in the Bay system because such a union of efforts is argued to be the most effective way to assess gross trends in the "health" of the system (monitoring) and to understand the basic forces causing these trends (research). We argue that together they provide part of the framework necessary for effective management of the living resources of the bay region.

Recommended Citation

Flemer, David A.; Malone, Thomas A.; Austin, Herbert M.; Boynton, Walter R.; Biggs, Robert B.; and Cronin, L. Eugene, "How Should Research And Monitoring Be Integrated?" (1983). VIMS Books and Book Chapters. 174.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsbooks/174