Ecosystem Approach to the Integrity of the Great Lakes in Turbulent Times. Proceedings of a Workshop. Held in Burlington, Ontario (Canada) on June 14-16, 1988.

摘要

A "Workshop on Integrity and Surprise" was convened in Burlington, Ontario, on 14-16 June 1988 under the auspices of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission's Hoard of Technical Experts (GLFC/BOTE) and the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Science Advisory Hoard (IJC/SAB). This workshop was a sequel of two earlier initiatives. This 1988 Burlington Workshop emphasized scientific and conceptual aspects of ecosystemic policies in the context of great practical uncertainty. Two working groups were convened to explore the implications for policy and for theory and testing of ecosystem integrity and surprise in the Great Lakes basin. With the exception of the introductory paper providing a range of individual perspectives on ecosystem integrity, the papers in these proceedings are categorized according to the two above-mentioned working groups. The first paper in each category provides an overview of that working group's discussions and conclusions.