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RECORD NUMBER: 5 OF 37Main Title | Conceptual Model of the Galveston Bay Ecosystem. | |||||||||||
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Author | McFarlane, R. W. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Galveston Bay National Estuary Program, Webster, TX.;Environmental Protection Agency, Dallas, TX. Region VI.;Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Austin, TX. | |||||||||||
Publisher | Oct 93 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1993 | |||||||||||
Report Number | GBNEP-42; EPA-CE-006550-01; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB95-210043 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Galveston Bay ; Aquatic ecosystems ; Estuarine environment ; Biological communities ; Marshes ; Reefs ; Nearshore water ; Flood plains ; Intertidal areas ; Benthos ; Habitats ; Coastal ecology ; Coastal waters ; Spatial variations ; Man environment interactions ; Coastal zone management ; Natural resources management ; Gulf Coast ; Texas ; Interconnectedness | |||||||||||
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Collation | 88p | |||||||||||
Abstract | The goal of the project was development of a set of habitat-based, problem-oriented, nested, hierarchical, box-and-arrow conceptual models tiered to three levels of complexity. (1) Simple, nontechnical models that facilitate understanding of important issues by the public focus on the landscape approach and provide an overview of the ecosystem. (2) Complex detailed models that reflect scientific consensus describe the structure, function and connectivity of the habitat components of the ecosystem and its connections to adjacent habitats. (3) Simple technical models useful to decision-makers, resource managers and bay users describe the interconnectedness of the ecosystem. |