BCU/ECSC OUTREACH WEBSITE
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BCU has
officially joined the ECSC! The university will be organizing the Integrated
Assessment portion of the ECSC, and will be offering new programs in Integrated
Environmental Science at the Bachelors and masters levels in the near future.
Contact Dr. Reiter for more information
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The
manuscripts concerning the four-component modeling methodology are out. In
order, they are:
Reiter, M. A.,
G. R. Parsons, R. W. Scarborough, C. Fan, and S. M. Thur. 2006. An
interdisciplinary conceptual metamodel for the St. Jones River watershed,
Delaware: Development, results, and implications. J. Environ. Monit. Restor.
2:38-50.
Reiter, M. A. 2004. A simple fuzzy logic approach
to analyze integrated interdisciplinary “four-component” conceptual resource
management models. Interdisc. Environ. Rev. 6(2):1-13.
Narrowed
models
and models from the
manuscript (may
require Internet Explorer) are available
here.
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The first
draft of the ECSC conceptual model for the St. Jones River watershed is now complete.
You can download the zipped 2/20/03 version of the model as an Excel file (with
matrices), or view an on-line version.
Click this link to download the zipped version of the
conceptual model (provides a clearer file and better formatting, but will require an unzipping utility).
Contact Dr. Reiter at BCU with questions or
comments.
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The Program:
The ECSC was established in 2001 as part of
NOAA’s Education Partnership Program
to address ecological and coastal management issues at specific National
Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR) and the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary. When viewed collectively, ECSC activities will impact much of the
southeastern and mid-Atlantic coastal regions of the United Sates including the
Mississippi, Florida and Texas Gulf coasts, South Florida, and the Chesapeake
and Delaware Bays. These sites were selected because of the critical nature of
their coastal ecosystems; their proximity to ECSC member institutions; and
because they presented ideal opportunities to expand existing research,
education, and outreach activities involving member institutions.Bethune-Cookman
University, as a new member of the ECSC, will be contributing new Bachelors and
Masters degrees in Integrated Environmental Science to the Center, to be headed
by the ECSC Integrated Assessment Thematic Area Leader Dr. Michael Reiter.
The ECSC's technical monitor is Dr. Gary Matlock. Dr. Matlock
is the Director of the
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.
Interested in Being a Part of the Program?
Participation
in the ECSC program is voluntary, and can be used to receive college credit through
Independent Study at DSU or other institutions. The program also has limited
scholarship funding available (undergraduate and Masters students majoring
in Integrated Environmental Science) for students who participate in
the program. Application for scholarship positions is competitive,
and is based upon overall GPA, GPA in field science courses, and the program
director’s evaluation of the applicant’s interest, drive, and ability to
provide quality data for the program. If you would like information on becoming a
participant (or
information on any aspect of this relationship!), contact Dr. Reiter using the e-mail
links on this web page.
For
information on existing scholarship opportunities in this program or related
environmental programs at BCU, click here!
For questions or comments, contact Michael A. Reiter.
http://www4.cookman.edu/faculty/reiter/dnerrmodels.htm
Rev. 9/19/08