Development of the US Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Research Program, October1990

摘要

The purpose of the Wetlands Research Program(WRP) is to use scientific andengineering disciplines of the USACE, in coordination and cooperation with other agencies and offices, to provide environmentally sound, cost-effective techniques to manage the Nation's wetlands. To accomplish this purpose, the WRP encompasses a number of activities including the following: (1) Conducting an active interagency coordination and cooperation; (2) Providing a mechanism for technology and information transfer; (3) Examining the basic processes that result in wetlands functions; (4) Refining existing technology for delineating and evaluating wetlands in order to provide methods sensitive to regional differences in wetland soils, vegetation, and hydrology; (5) Examining existing wetlands restoration, protection, and establishment sites; (6) Developing engineering and scientific guidelines and technologies for designing, constructing, and managing wetlands; (7) Developing standards for data management systems for use in wetlands accounting, and developing standards for collection and interrelating data; (8) Refining existing mapping techniques; (9) Demonstrating and/or evaluating development and managements of wildlife habitats.