"September 1982." Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-59).

Acknowledgments -- Introduction and summary -- The ecosystem as a resource -- Green Bay: a case study -- Green Bay's resources: the unlimited perspective -- A history of use: Elements of ecosystem degradation -- Resource management: The need for an ecosystem approach -- Ecosystem research and planning: opportunity and challenge -- Designing an plan: the process -- Green Bay I -- Green Bay II -- Green Bay III -- Ecosystem rehabilitation: a plan for Green Bay -- Nutrient Management -- Sediments and suspended solids -- Rehabilitation of the fishery -- Toxic substances -- Hydraulic engineering -- Dredging -- Dams and dam removal -- Adaptive management strategies -- An overview of costs and benefits -- Nutrient management -- Toxics management -- Hydraulic engineering -- Fishery management -- The institutional context -- Matrix development--Agencies and their roles -- Matrix analysis -- Synthesis -- Appendix A -- Epilogue -- References.