scholarly journals Forecasting Water Demands in South Florida in the Context of Everglades Restoration: Retrospective

2020 ◽  
Vol 146 (11) ◽  
pp. 04020081
Author(s):  
Richard Weisskoff ◽  
Michael C. Sukop ◽  
Huong Nguyen ◽  
Katie Glodzik
Keyword(s):  
South Florida ◽  
Everglades Restoration ◽  
Water Demands

scholarly journals American Alligator Ecology and Monitoring for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2005 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken G. Rice ◽  
Frank J. Mazzotti
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Top Predator ◽  
American Alligator ◽  
Everglades Restoration ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Wildlife Ecology ◽  
Wetland Habitats

The American alligator once occupied all wetland habitats in south Florida, from sinkholes and ponds in pinelands to freshwater sloughs to mangrove estuaries. Nearly all aquatic life in the Everglades is affected by alligators (Beard, 1938). As a top predator in their ecosystem, they undergo an extraordinary change in body size and consume different prey items as they grow. As ecosystem engineers, the trails and holes that alligators build provide refuge for wading birds and fish during the dry season, and their nests provide elevated areas for nests of other reptiles and germination of plants less tolerant of flooding. This document is Cir 1478, one of a series of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Publication date: November, 2005.

Evaluating Effects of Everglades Restoration on American Crocodile Populations in South Florida Using a Spatially-Explicit, Stage-Based Population Model

Wetlands ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 213-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy W. Green ◽  
Daniel H. Slone ◽  
Eric D. Swain ◽  
Michael S. Cherkiss ◽  
Melinda Lohmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Model ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Everglades Restoration ◽  
American Crocodile

We Come for Good

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
First Century ◽  
Tribal Sovereignty ◽  
Everglades Restoration ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
Indian Reservation ◽  
Tribal Government

Indigenous communities are today active participants and players in the identification, management, research, interpretation, and preservation of their heritage. The development of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) is explored as a case study in the generation of tribal capacity to struggle with the huge number of heritage management questions that challenge native stakeholders. Operating from the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, the THPO project is a function of Tribal sovereignty. On-reservation, Tribal archaeologists work within Tribal and federal laws while attempting to redefine archaeology as a community-oriented exercise that empowers indigenous heritage management and relevancy for new generations of Tribal members. Off-reservation, the THPO must engage with federal and state entities across ancestral, aboriginal, and ceded lands that today compose more than nine modern states. This engagement is international in scope when NAGPRA is considered. In South Florida the Tribe is uniquely situated at the center of Everglades Restoration, attempting to insert culture into a dialogue thus far dominated by biologists. The resultant chapters provide a unique perspective that demystifies and demonstrates the diversity of mission lead objectives that characterize the THPO within Tribal government in the twenty-first century.

Surmounting the engineering challenges of Everglades restoration

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.F. Goforth
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Control Program ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Stormwater Treatment ◽  
Everglades Restoration ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Wetland Treatment ◽  
Available Information

The South Florida Water Management District, in partnership with other agencies and stakeholders, is undertaking one of the world's largest ecosystem restoration programs. The foundation of the nutrient control program for the Everglades is a set of six large constructed wetlands, referred to as Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs). The initial treatment goal is to reduce phosphorus entering the Everglades to 50 parts per billion. The STAs comprise almost 17,000 hectares, with a capital cost of approximately $700 million. Approximately 4,720 hectares are currently operational, another 2,600 hectares are in the start-up phase, and construction is just getting under way on the remaining areas. Throughout the design process, engineers and scientists collaborated to capture the best available information on wetland treatment systems, and to develop the most appropriate design criteria. Some of the more challenging issues included characterizing stormwater inflows and phosphorus loads, determining appropriate nutrient removal performance characteristics, and estimating hydraulic design parameters relating to densely vegetated systems. The design process combined in-house staff with engineering consultants, construction contractors, external review groups and independent peer-review. This paper summarizes major design aspects and key assumptions, and sets the stage for addressing future challenges associated with achieving long-term water quality goals of Everglades restoration.

Everglades restoration and water quality challenges in south Florida

Ecotoxicology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 569-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
William B. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Everglades Restoration

scholarly journals Using Florida Keys Reference Sites As a Standard for Restoration of Forest Structure in Everglades Tree Islands

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Ross ◽  
Danielle E. Ogurcak ◽  
Jay P. Sah ◽  
Pablo L. Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Stand Structure ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Stand Density ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Tree Islands ◽  
Everglades Restoration ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Everglades Tree Islands

In south Florida, tropical hardwood forests (hammocks) occur in Everglades tree islands and as more extensive forests in coastal settings in the nearby Florida Keys. Keys hammocks have been less disturbed by humans, and many qualify as “old-growth,” while Everglades hammocks have received much heavier use. With improvement of tree island condition an important element in Everglades restoration efforts, we examined stand structure in 23 Keys hammocks and 69 Everglades tree islands. Based on Stand Density Index and tree diameter distributions, many Everglades hammocks were characterized by low stocking and under-representation in the smaller size classes. In contrast, most Keys forests had the dense canopies and open understories usually associated with old-growth hardwood hammocks. Subject to the same caveats that apply to off-site references elsewhere, structural information from mature Keys hammocks can be helpful in planning and implementing forest restoration in Everglades tree islands. In many of these islands, such restoration might involve supplementing tree stocking by planting native trees to produce more complete site utilization and a more open understory.

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