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Economic targeting of nonpoint pollution abatement for fish habitat protection
Author(s) -
Braden John B.,
Herricks Edwin E.,
Larson Robert S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr025i012p02399
Subject(s) - habitat , environmental science , tributary , watershed , nonpoint source pollution , fish habitat , pollutant , water quality , fishery , pollution , water resource management , environmental resource management , ecology , geography , biology , computer science , cartography , machine learning
A model is presented which relates farm economics, pollutant delivery, fisheries habitat quality and reliability, and spatial optimization. The model identifies the most profitable cropping practices which provide an acceptable level of risk of impairment to the physical and chemical fish habitat. The potential of the model as a watershed management aid is demonstrated with an application to salmonid habitat in a Lake Michigan tributary.