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Title: An integrated science plan for the Lake Tahoe basin: conceptual framework and research strategies
Author: Hymanson, Zachary P.; Collopy, Michael W., eds.
Source: Gen. Tech Rep. PSW-GTR-226. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 368 p
Station ID: GTR-PSW-226
Description: An integrated science plan was developed to identify and refine contemporary science information needs for the Lake Tahoe basin ecosystem. The main objectives were to describe a conceptual framework for an integrated science program, and to develop research strategies addressing key uncertainties and information gaps that challenge government agencies in the theme areas of (1) air quality, (2) water quality, (3) soil conservation, (4) ecology and biodiversity, and (5) integrating the social sciences in research planning. Each strategy concludes with a presentation of near-term research priorities. Several factors (e.g., changing agency priorities, funding levels, and the emergence of new issues, new information, or new technologies) can affect the applicability of near-term research priorities. Thus, this science plan is considered a living document. The research priorities are best reviewed and revised regularly to ensure they reflect the changing information needs and evolving priorities of agencies charged with the welfare of the Lake Tahoe basin.
Keywords: Lake Tahoe basin, air quality, water quality, soil conservation, ecology and biodiversity, social sciences
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Front Matter - Cover, abstract, summary, contents.
Zachary Hymanson, Michael W. Collopy, editors
Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework for an Integrated Science Program
Patricia N. Manley, Dennis D. Murphy, and Zachary P. Hymanson
Chapter 3: Air Quality
A.W. Gertler, T.A. Cahill, T.M. Cahill, S.S. Cliff, C. Emmett, J. Koracin, H. Kuhns, J.V. Molenar, J. Quashnick, and J.E. Reuter
Chapter 4: Water Quality
John E. Reuter, James M. Thomas, and Alan C. Heyvaert
Chapter 5: Soil Conservation
W.W. Miller, E.M. Carroll-Moore, H. Tretten, and D.W. Johnson
Chapter 6: Ecology and Biodiversity
Patricia N. Manley, Dennis D. Murphy, Seth Bigelow, Sudeep Chandra, and Lisa Crampton
Chapter 7: Integrating the Social Sciences in Research Planning
Derek Kauneckis and David Halsing
Hymanson, Zachary P.; Collopy, Michael W., eds. 2010. An integrated science plan for the Lake Tahoe basin: conceptual framework and research strategies. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-226. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 368 p.
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