Final Report
Final Report

Author: International Joint Commission. Indicators Implementation Task Force

Publisher: Windsor, Ont. : International Joint Commission

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 48

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The International Joint Commission established the Indicators Implementation Task Force to assist in implementing integrative indicators of Great Lakes Basin ecosystem integrity. This report reviews activities of the Task Force, including its research of Great Lakes databases, technical reviews, and workshop proceedings. It explains the Task Force relationship with the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC), and compares the Task Force proposed suite of indicators with the SOLEC suite with regard to desired outcomes related to swimmability, fishability, drinkability, population health, economic viability, & others. The final section includes recommendations regarding data & information management, implementation & development of indicators, and long-term involvement by the Commission. The appendix reviews other initiatives using environmental indicators.

State of Lake Michigan
State of Lake Michigan

Author: T. Edsall

Publisher: Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Mgmt Soc

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 668

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This volume, cataloging and analyzing the current science on the state of Lake Michigan, is an important part of Great Lakes recovering science. It carries forward the singular contribution that the binational Great Lakes scientific community has made not only to restoring the Great Lakes but also to the world's body of knowledge about large lake ecology, the long-range transport of pollutants, and the importance of habitat in ensuring ecosystem health.