Advances in lake management: research translated into application

Abstract

Lake management is a relatively young applied science, built upon fundamental principles developed from research endeavors over about 5 decades, and greatly advanced over the last 20 years. We have learned enough through research and experience to base most decisions on adequate data and sound ecological principles and to develop rational guidelines for application o f a wide range o f techniques. A number of published texts cover the lake and watershed management planning process and address the applicability and details of specific techniques (HoLDREN et al. 2001, McCoMAS 2002, MATISON et al. 2004, COOKE et al. 2005).