Nearshore Background Paper

A background paper – The Nearshore Areas of the Great Lakes 2008 – has been prepared for SOLEC 2008. This paper provides a comprehensive summary of current environmental conditions related to the nearshore in order to enhance participants’ discussions at SOLEC 2008. The draft version of this paper will report on the current state of nearshore area conditions, and it will suggest management implications related to nearshore issues.

Nearshore Areas of the Great Lakes 2008 – Full Report

Chapters of The Nearshore Areas of the Great Lakes 2008

In 1996, SOLEC focused on the nearshore lands and waters of the Great Lakes where biological productivity is greatest and where humans have maximum impact.  Five background papers were prepared at that time, and they remain available through the following links:

• Nearshore Waters of the Great Lakes
• The Land by the Lakes Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems
• Impacts of Changing Land Use
• Coastal Wetlands of the Great Lakes
• Information and Information Management 

The Nearshore Areas of the Great Lakes 2008 will examine the current state of various components of the nearshore environments, as well as what has changed in the nearshore areas since 1996.