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Title: Roles of coastal laboratories in the implementation of the nation`s emerging priorities for research in the coastal zone: Workshop proceedings

Conference ·
OSTI ID:371418
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. ed.; Maryland Univ., Cambridge, MD (United States). Horn Point Environmental Labs.
  2. ed.; Wisconsin Univ., Milwaukee, WI (United States). Center for Great Lakes Studies
  3. ed.; California Univ., Bodega Bay, CA (United States). Bodega Marine Lab.; and others

Rapid growth in the human population and related increases in consumption, depletion of natural resources, and environmental degradation are serious concerns for the quality of life and national security. Global change, biological diversity, and sustainable ecosystems were identified as priority areas of research based on their importance for the advance of the fundamental knowledge needed to manage for a sustainable biosphere. Demographic trends, global climate change, and patterns of contaminant release and transport suggest that the effects of human activity on the environment and on natural resources will be especially pronounced in the coastal zone. This report presents the results of a workshop organized by the National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML) to evaluate the changing roles of coastal laboratories and to recommend mechanisms by which the community of coastal scientists can more effectively work together and with government agencies in defining priorities and implementing research programs that are responsive to national needs. The workshop is part of an ongoing effort to facilitate more integrated approaches to environmental research and the use of scientific information for the purposes of education and environmental management in the coastal zone.

Research Organization:
Maryland Univ., Cambridge, MD (United States). Horn Point Environmental Labs.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States); National Insts. of Health, Bethesda, MD (United States); National Biological Survey, Cook, WA (United States). Columbia River Research Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-95ER62017
OSTI ID:
371418
Report Number(s):
CONF-9510379-; ON: DE96014292
Resource Relation:
Conference: Roles of coastal laboratories in the implementation of the nation`s emerging priorities for research in the coastal zone, Sarasota, FL (United States), 24-27 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English