LEADER 04726nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910783768603321 005 20230828212634.0 010 $a0-309-18033-3 010 $a1-280-46551-4 010 $a9786610465514 010 $a0-309-65526-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000245253 035 $a(EBL)3378095 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000237583 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11209601 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000237583 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10192084 035 $a(PQKB)10642671 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378095 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378095 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10126246 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46551 035 $a(OCoLC)923275399 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000245253 100 $a20060524h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReview of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River studies /$fCommittee to Review the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies, in collaboration with The Royal Society of Canada 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cNational Academies Press,$d2006. 210 4$aŠ2006 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 147 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-309-10068-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""Chapter 2 The Shared Vision Model""; ""Chapter 3 Coastal Processes in the LOSLR Study: Flooding and Erosion Prediction System""; ""Chapter 4 Environmental Sciences in the LOSLR Study: Wetlands, Species at Risk, and the Integrated Ecological Response Model""; ""Chapter 5 Toward Adaptive Management""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B Documents and Models for Review and Background""; ""Appendix C Acronyms""; ""Appendix D Water Science and Technology Board""; ""Appendix E Biographical Information"" 330 $aSince the 1950s, the International Joint Commission (IJC) of Canada and the United States has issued water regulation and management plans for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Changes in recreational, environmental, navigational and other uses of the water system have prompted the IJC to consider replacing the current water regulation plan in operation for more than 40 years. IJC's goals for a replacement plan include sound scientific foundations, public participation, transparency in plan development and evaluation, and inclusion of environmental considerations. To help develop and select the new plan, the IJC supported a 5-year, $20 million Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study (LOSLR Study). The LOSLR Study uses models to compile and integrate data gathered from a series of commissioned studies of wetlands, species at risk, recreational boating, fisheries, coastal erosion and flooding, commercial navigation, hydropower, industrial, municipal and domestic water intakes, public information and education, and hydrologic modeling. This report reviews a portion of the study that focused on wetlands and species at risk and three of the models that were used. The report finds that the overall breadth of the LOSLR study is impressive, and commends the scale and inclusiveness of the studies and models. In terms of informing decision making, however, the reviewed studies and models show deficiencies when evaluated against ten evaluation criteria, including treatment of uncertainty, quality control/quality assurance, thorough documentation, and empirical foundations. Among the report's recommendations is a need for more thorough documentation of study methods and findings, stronger and more consistent quality control, and more attention to how uncertainty should be addressed to better inform decision making. This NRC study was conducted in collaboration with the Royal Society of Canada. 606 $aWater levels$zOntario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.) 606 $aWater levels$zSaint Lawrence River 606 $aWater-supply$zGreat Lakes Region (North America) 607 $aOntario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)$xRegulation 607 $aSaint Lawrence River$xRegulation 615 0$aWater levels 615 0$aWater levels 615 0$aWater-supply 676 $a627.4 712 02$aRoyal Society of Canada. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783768603321 996 $aReview of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River studies$93859913 997 $aUNINA