Puget Sound PES
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Detailed Description
Puget Sound Priority Ecosystems Science: Integrated, process-based research that provides empirical data and model predictions in nearshore environments, to inform management and restoration efforts and to fill fundamental knowledge gaps. Four key research areas and tasks:
- Sediment transport and coastal habitat dynamics
- Habitat complexity and ecological functions
- Contaminant dispersal, distribution, and biotic impacts
- Coastal ecosystem and change modeling
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.