Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Modeling Program Part I 1995
- Published:
- March 1, 1995
- Originator:
- Chesapeake Bay Program
- EPA Number:
- EPA 903-R-95-002
In the 1992 amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, the Chesapeake Executive Council reaffirmed its emphasis on the restoration and enhancement of living resources and their habitats. To accomplish this goal, it is essential to establish an integrated strategy for resource management, habitat restoration and pollution reduction/prevention. Numerical simulations that model water quality, habitat and living resources offer important tools for integrating these components. A program was initiated in summer of 1991 to develop an integraated series of ecosystem models, which would help to bring current research results to bear on management of the Chesapeake Bay's living resources and would connect with and enhance the existing water quality modeling program (Kemp et al., 1993).