An integrated modeling framework for performing environmental assessments: Application to ecosystem services in the Albemarle-Pamlico basins (NC and VA, USA)

John M. Johnston, Daniel J. McGarvey, M. Craig Barber, Gerry Laniak, Justin Babendreier, Rajbir Parmar, Kurt Wolfe, Stephen R. Kraemer, Michael Cyterski, Chris Knightes, Brenda Rashleigh, Luis Suarez and Robert Ambrose

Ecological Modelling, 2011, vol. 222, issue 14, 2471-2484

Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency uses environmental models to inform rulemaking and policy decisions at multiple spatial and temporal scales. As decision-making has moved towards integrated thinking and assessment (e.g. media, site, region, services), the increasing complexity and interdisciplinary nature of modern environmental problems has necessitated a new generation of integrated modeling technologies. Environmental modelers are now faced with the challenge of determining how data from manifold sources, types of process-based and empirical models, and hardware/software computing infrastructure can be reliably integrated and applied to protect human health and the environment.

Keywords: Integrated environmental modeling; Ecosystem services; Water quality; Freshwater fisheries; Bioaccumulation; Mercury (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.03.036

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