Great Lakes Research: Past,Present, and Future

A review of 25 years of Great Lakes research suggests that major revisions in research needs and objectives are cyclical, and occur in times of crisis. Estimates of future research directions are offered in view of the potential for anticipated crises. A major research need is expected to be the question of diversions and consumptive withdrawals of Great Lakes water as a function of expected water shortages in agricultural production areas of the United States. This paper is a synopsis of remarks presented before the Silver Jubilee Meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on 13 January 1983.