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Missouri River
Science Process

Monitoring and Research activities on the Missouri River are being completed by many groups in many topic areas. All of the teams working within the Missouri River basin use concrete science processes to collect information and make informed decisions. The scientific method or science process is a series of problem solving steps that help scientists answer scientific questions.

The science process includes six basic process skills:
  • Observation
  • Communication
  • Classification
  • Measurement
  • Inference
  • Prediction

These basic skills can be used individually or integrated together in the design and application of monitoring and research. (View Source)
Adaptive Management
Adaptive management is a strategy that uses collaboration, planning and science while measuring performance over time to sort out the individual components of a complex ecological system. By understanding how the components work together, better management decisions can be made. Implementation of adaptive management must consider the social and economic concerns within the basin and develop a comprehensive strategy for making environmental decisions. Adaptive management broadens the decision-making process to take into account the uncertainties, conflicts and social issues that may not have been part of the process before.