Ecosystem Concept and Linking Models of Physical-Chemical Processes to Ecological Responses: Introduction and Annotated Bibliography

摘要

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is striving to design, evaluate, and manage its large-scale engineering projects in a sustainable, environmental context that extends beyond traditional project boundaries. This approach, which frames a project as part of a larger, functioning ecosystem, was articulated in 'The Environmental Operating Principles' by the Chief of Engineers (Flowers 2002) and has been adopted by the System-Wide Water Resources Program (SWWRP). The goal is to promote environmental sustainability and sound stewardship by adopting an ecosystem view.