Commercial Navigation in Large Rivers and the Development of Appropriate Management Alternatives. Long Term Resource Monitoring Program

摘要

Large rivers of the United States of America such as the Mississippi River are used for the transport of goods and commodities as well as for recreational activities. The Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) is used extensively by commercial barge traffic. The research involves collecting a comprehensive set of data and analyzing these data for the development of various functional relationships. These relationships will form the starting point for the determination of biological changes that may be associated with the frequent movement of commercial traffic within large river systems. Ultimately all the functional relationships will be used to formulate and develop comprehensive management alternatives for the UMRS.