Aquatic Health

At AGS our aquatic ecosystem assessment and monitoring work is directed toward the overarching themes of monitoring water quality, wetland habitat, and aquatic ecosystem integrity. A range of multiple, interacting activities create aquatic stressors. In order to improve aquatic integrity and address public health concerns, tools and approaches are required to monitor and assess impacts of these activities and the resulting problems caused. Our efforts are focused on developing integrated approaches and monitoring tools to assess stressors and stressor-response relationships that can be incorporated into management plans and the decision-making process.

Example Aquatic Health projects include:

• Invasive species and habitat mapping in fresh water ecosystems
• Monitoring Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) and water quality
• Modeling climate change impacts on wetlands in high latitude wetlands
• Nonpoint Source Pollution (NPS) assessment in the upper midwest