HR: 13:40h
AN: GC53B-01    [Abstracts]
TI: Who Needs Environmental Monitoring?
AU: * Burns, D
EM: daburns@usgs.gov
AF: U.S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Rd., Troy, NY 12180, United States
AU: Lovett, G
EM: lovettg@ecostudies.org
AF: Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 65 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook, NY 12545, United States
AU: Driscoll, C
EM: ctdrisco@mailbox.syr.edu
AF: Syracuse University, 235 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
AU: Jenkins, J
EM: jennifer.c.jenkins@uvm.edu
AF: University of Vermont, 590 Main St., Burlington, VT 05405, United States
AU: Mitchell, M
EM: mitchell@mailbox.syr.edu
AF: State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 210 Illick Hall, Syracuse, NY 13210, United States
AU: Rustad, L
EM: rustad@maine.edu
AF: U.S. Dept. of Agriculuture Forest Service, 35 Crystal Land, Cumberland, ME 04021, United States
AU: Shanley, J
EM: jshanley@usgs.gov
AF: U.S. Geological Survey, Box 628, Montpelier, VT 05602, United States
AU: Likens, G
EM: likensg@ecostudies.org
AF: Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 65 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook, NY 12545, United States
AU: Haeuber, R
EM: haeuber.richard@epa.gov
AF: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20460, United States
AB: Environmental monitoring is often criticized as being unscientific, too expensive, and wasteful. While some monitoring studies do suffer from these problems, there are also some highly successful long-term monitoring programs that have provided important scientific advances and crucial information for environmental policy. Here, we discuss the characteristics of effective monitoring programs, and contend that monitoring should be considered a fundamental component of environmental science and policy. We urge scientists who develop monitoring programs to plan in advance to insure high quality data, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness, and we urge government agencies and other funding institutions to make greater commitments to increasing the amount and long-term stability of funding for environmental monitoring programs.
DE: 0478 Pollution: urban, regional and global (0345, 4251)
DE: 1630 Impacts of global change (1225)
DE: 1803 Anthropogenic effects (4802, 4902)
DE: 6620 Science policy (0485)
SC: Global Environmental Change [GC]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting