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An Ecosystem Model in Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Michael S. Adams ,
Edward H. Dettmann  and
Barbara A. Abbott
Michael S. Adams
Affiliation:
Associate Professor of Botany, University of Wisconsin, and Coordinator, Lake Wingra Site, Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome, 610 North Walnut Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Edward H. Dettmann
Affiliation:
Project Associate, Lake Wingra Study, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, 610 North Walnut Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Barbara A. Abbott
Affiliation:
Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, 1225 West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A.
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The Lake Wingra Study is an integrated, interdisciplinary programme which has been developing mathematical models of the hydrological, biological, and nutrient, cycles in a man-modified lake-basin in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Computer simulations based on these models promise to aid in the prediction of urban impact on the land-water systems within the Lake Wingra basin. Such information should also increase the effectiveness of environmental quality management in Lake Wingra and similar watersheds. So far, the greatest success has been the development of process models which describe individual components of highly complex ecosystems. Examples include models of nutrient cycling and the growth of Algae, aquatic weeds, and fish. Further work on synthesizing individual process models of the Lake, and integrating this information with data from other United States and foreign sites, will receive top priority from the Lake Wingra scientists during 1974.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , Spring 1974 , pp. 50 - 54
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1974

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