U.S. Environment Protection Agency,
see EPA entries
Universal modeling language (UML),
136
V
Validation, 176, 177
Value-laden decision making, 47–49
Variability, scale and, 174
Vasectomy for wolf control, 36–37
Verification, 176, 177
Visualization, 153–154
data, 137
web-based, 235
Voluntary data sharing, 203–204
Voyageurs National Park, 32–36
W
Warehousing data, 201
Water
salinity in, 301
328
Index
as scarce resource, 298–301
Water quality, 300–301
Water scarcity, 290, 299
population growth and, 305
Weather forecasts, 117–118
Web-based visualization, 235
Web empowerment and
implementation, 225, 227
Weight-of-evidence approach,
54
Wildlife background, 3
Wolf biology and recovery status,
24–26
Wolf control, vasectomy for, 36–
37
Wolf decline, 25
Wolf life history, 28
Wolf management questions,
27
Wolf population model, 27–31
Wolf removal strategies, 37–39