Dynamics of Florida milk production and total phosphate in Lake Okeechobee

A central tenant of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is nutrient reduction to levels supportive of ecosystem health. A particular focus is phosphorus. We examine links between agricultural production and phosphorus concentration in the Everglades headwaters: Kissimmee River basin and Lake Okeechobee, considered an important source of water for restoration efforts. Over a span of 47 years we find strong correspondence between milk production in Florida and total phosphate in the lake, and, over the last decade, evidence that phosphorus concentrations in the lake water column may have initiated a long-anticipated decline.

Dynamics of Florida milk production and total phosphate in Lake Okeechobee

A central tenant of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is nutrient reduction to levels supportive of ecosystem health. A particular focus is phosphorus. We examine links between agricultural production and phosphorus loadings in the Everglades headwaters: Kissimmee River basin and Lake Okeechobee, considered an important source of water for restoration efforts. Over a span of 47 years we find strong correspondence between milk production in Florida and total phosphate in the lake, and, over the last decade, evidence that phosphorus in the lake may have initiated a long-anticipated decline in water column loading.

Preservation of Culture in Connection with the Largest Environmental Restoration Project Ever

The vast-scale projects currently being undertaken within the Everglades, collectively referred to as Everglades Restoration, represent an enormous challenge in terms of Tribal consultation. In broad terms, few people relate the Everglades to a cultural environment, and most research undertaken to date has been biologically driven. Despite the intensity of research, basic questions regarding the building blocks of the Everglades ecosystem—tree islands—remain largely unanswered. Archaeological research demonstrates that as long as the Everglades have existed people have lived within this environment. Discussion regarding restoration therefore must include a cultural voice. The enormity of the task is made clear by referencing the wall-sized Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan map that adorns the wall of the THPO. Each component of the overall project is given an individual designation and assigned a project management team. The challenge, as with many interrelated projects occurring at any given time, is ensuring a Tribal voice is heard.

Enlightenment of Everglade Wetland Restoration in Florida, USA to Chinese Dongting Lake Restoration

Under the guidance of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), this paper introduces successful experience of the Everglade wetland restoration in Florida including the ideas, the methods and the measures, in order to provide some enlightenment for the wetland ecosystems restoration and protection in Dongting Lake. Then this article analyzes the pollution characteristics and treatment status of Dongting Lake, and points out the main problems of restoration construction. Taken the development of Dongting Lake into consideration, some suggestion is provided: set definite aim and planning; strengthen multilateral cooperation and investment in science and technology; pay attention to public participation and the human-water harmony.