Open AccessInforming Decision Making for Agricultural Watersheds
Author(s) -
Santelmann Mary V.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of contemporary water research and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1936-704X
pISSN - 1936-7031
DOI - 10.1111/j.1936-704x.2007.mp136001005.x
Subject(s) - citation , state (computer science) , agriculture , library science , computer science , sociology , operations research , history , engineering , archaeology , algorithm
his paper traces the development, outcomes and impacts of our Water and Watersheds project as a pioneering example of inter-disciplinary, systems-level research (Santelmann et al. 2001). The first section sets the background and academic environment in which the project developed, the period in which interdisciplinary ecosystems research came of age. This section is followed by a description of project development and outcomes at three levels: 1) advances in the field of landscape ecology and ecosystems research, 2) impacts on the collaborators themselves, and 3) application of our approach by others. Finally, we discuss connections between our research and decision making and education, as well as the ongoing impact and influence of this research to inform policy-makers and guide relevant policy and action in agricultural regions.