Combining scientific data in frameworks for decision-making: examples from two transboundary lakes (Lake Champlain, USA & Canada, and Lake Ohrid, Macedonia & Albania)

摘要: Successful integrated water resources management must be based on a comprehensive scientific data base. When measures of the physical and biological characteristics environment are combined with information about human activities their effects ecosystem, an assessment ecological condition can linked to potential causes environmental change. In Lake Champlain Basin, we have developed indicators program that explicitly links goals ecosystem. our pressure-state-response framework, used as performance for plan. Ohrid recent State Environment Report provides basis similar indicator strategy. The long-term monitoring record unique insights into changes occurring in As additional collected, they adaptive context test hypotheses ecosystem function make adjustments knowledge base improves.