Document
... I have worked in natural areas management and restoration ecology; first as Assistant Director, Ecosystem Research Unit, National Audubon Society and for the last sixteen years as Research Scientist, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Studies Department, and Gr ...
... I have worked in natural areas management and restoration ecology; first as Assistant Director, Ecosystem Research Unit, National Audubon Society and for the last sixteen years as Research Scientist, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Studies Department, and Gr ...
a habitat suitability index model for the eastern oyster
... frequency of killing floods, and substrate firmness were chosen as variables in the previous models (Cake 1983, Soniat & Brody 1988). As previously mentioned, water flows within the Caloosahatchee estuary are managed for flood control. High temperatures and low salinities in the summer time alternate wi ...
... frequency of killing floods, and substrate firmness were chosen as variables in the previous models (Cake 1983, Soniat & Brody 1988). As previously mentioned, water flows within the Caloosahatchee estuary are managed for flood control. High temperatures and low salinities in the summer time alternate wi ...
Biology and Ecology of Juvenile Procambarus alleni and
... coastal Broward County since 1985. More recent studies suggest that although these two species occur in sympatric and occasionally syntopic distribution, P. alleni may prefer shallow water and short hydroperiod conditions, whereas P. fallax prefer more permanently flooded conditions. Elsewhere in Fl ...
... coastal Broward County since 1985. More recent studies suggest that although these two species occur in sympatric and occasionally syntopic distribution, P. alleni may prefer shallow water and short hydroperiod conditions, whereas P. fallax prefer more permanently flooded conditions. Elsewhere in Fl ...
The Effects of Burmese Pythons on Everglades Ecosystems
... August to mid-November. Although there were various other animals found in the traps (all which were subsequently released nearby), only three Burmese pythons were caught (Reed et al. 2011). There were other factors that may have interfered with the number of captured snakes such as the large numbe ...
... August to mid-November. Although there were various other animals found in the traps (all which were subsequently released nearby), only three Burmese pythons were caught (Reed et al. 2011). There were other factors that may have interfered with the number of captured snakes such as the large numbe ...
Marl Prairie - Florida Natural Areas Inventory
... Description: Marl prairie is a sparsely vegetated (20-40% cover), graminoid-dominated community found on marl substrates in South Florida. It is seasonally inundated (two to four months) to a shallow depth averaging about eight inches. It occupies large areas at intermediate elevations between marsh ...
... Description: Marl prairie is a sparsely vegetated (20-40% cover), graminoid-dominated community found on marl substrates in South Florida. It is seasonally inundated (two to four months) to a shallow depth averaging about eight inches. It occupies large areas at intermediate elevations between marsh ...
1. Everglades National Park (United States of America) (N 76) Year
... VII.20 Everglades National Park (United States of America) The Committee recalled that the site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1993 and that at its last session, it examined the detailed monitoring report presented by the State Party, which outlined the precedent-setting lo ...
... VII.20 Everglades National Park (United States of America) The Committee recalled that the site was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1993 and that at its last session, it examined the detailed monitoring report presented by the State Party, which outlined the precedent-setting lo ...
AP® ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2015 SCORING GUIDELINES
... This question was based on a mock newspaper article that discussed the Florida Everglades. The intent of this question was to have students demonstrate knowledge of the potential impacts of changing water quality and quantity on a wetland ecosystem. Students were asked to describe two human activiti ...
... This question was based on a mock newspaper article that discussed the Florida Everglades. The intent of this question was to have students demonstrate knowledge of the potential impacts of changing water quality and quantity on a wetland ecosystem. Students were asked to describe two human activiti ...
Little Big Econ State Forest - Florida Natural Areas Inventory
... The dominant baygall species are fire-intolerant, and a mature canopy indicates the lack of destructive fire for many years (Clewell 1986). Although the saturated soils and humid conditions within baygalls typically inhibit fire, droughts may create conditions that allow them to burn catastrophicall ...
... The dominant baygall species are fire-intolerant, and a mature canopy indicates the lack of destructive fire for many years (Clewell 1986). Although the saturated soils and humid conditions within baygalls typically inhibit fire, droughts may create conditions that allow them to burn catastrophicall ...
Effects of Canals and Levees on Everglades Ecosystems
... 1. This document is WEC309, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: February 2011. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. T ...
... 1. This document is WEC309, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: February 2011. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. T ...
Biodiversity, Scale and Ecological Resilience
... • The decreases in nesting populations in the Everglades are matched by increases in other parts of the Southeastern United States, Louisiana and the Carolinas for example. Population declines in the Everglades may not wholly reflect lowered ecological conditions there so much as better or improving ...
... • The decreases in nesting populations in the Everglades are matched by increases in other parts of the Southeastern United States, Louisiana and the Carolinas for example. Population declines in the Everglades may not wholly reflect lowered ecological conditions there so much as better or improving ...
Plants and Ecosystems - Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
... General Description: Marsh is a general term to describe freshwater wetlands with few or no trees but with open expanses of grass-like herbs – especially sedges and rushes. In South Florida, we are particularly known for our sawgrass marshes, often called sawgrass prairies. These herbaceous marsh co ...
... General Description: Marsh is a general term to describe freshwater wetlands with few or no trees but with open expanses of grass-like herbs – especially sedges and rushes. In South Florida, we are particularly known for our sawgrass marshes, often called sawgrass prairies. These herbaceous marsh co ...
The American Alligator: An Indicator Species for Everglades
... The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan’s “decompartmentalization” project (Decomp) aims to restore sheet flow by removing barriers such as canals, levees, and roads. One of Decomp’s short-term objectives is to eliminate harmful effects of deep-water canals on fish populations. A long-term obj ...
... The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan’s “decompartmentalization” project (Decomp) aims to restore sheet flow by removing barriers such as canals, levees, and roads. One of Decomp’s short-term objectives is to eliminate harmful effects of deep-water canals on fish populations. A long-term obj ...
Plants and Ecosystems - Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
... General Description: Marsh is a general term to describe freshwater wetlands with few or no trees but with open expanses of grass-like herbs – especially sedges and rushes. In South Florida, we are particularly known for our sawgrass marshes, often called sawgrass prairies. These herbaceous marsh co ...
... General Description: Marsh is a general term to describe freshwater wetlands with few or no trees but with open expanses of grass-like herbs – especially sedges and rushes. In South Florida, we are particularly known for our sawgrass marshes, often called sawgrass prairies. These herbaceous marsh co ...
Eighth Gr BB 1 - Marietta City Schools
... If a healthy ecosystem is one that is home to many different species, mostly native to the area and all interdependent upon one another, what’s an example of an unhealthy ecosystem? Flashback to Florida; let’s take a closer look at the Everglades. The invasive (not original to a specific environment ...
... If a healthy ecosystem is one that is home to many different species, mostly native to the area and all interdependent upon one another, what’s an example of an unhealthy ecosystem? Flashback to Florida; let’s take a closer look at the Everglades. The invasive (not original to a specific environment ...
A preliminary list of Chironomidae in Everglades National Park
... almost completely unknown up until ten years ago. Prior to our collections, a total of 60 species had been reported from the entire Everglades system, and only 2 species were documented for ENP. Over the past 4 1/2 years, we have made extensive collections of chironomids, primarily by skimming the w ...
... almost completely unknown up until ten years ago. Prior to our collections, a total of 60 species had been reported from the entire Everglades system, and only 2 species were documented for ENP. Over the past 4 1/2 years, we have made extensive collections of chironomids, primarily by skimming the w ...
TheEverglades2015
... • Natural fires are due to lightning and occur every 25-30 years. • When a fire burns an area it releases nutrients back into the soil, which helps new vegetation to grow and can be seen within a couple of days. • Fires enable annual plants, low growing species and pine seedlings to take root in an ...
... • Natural fires are due to lightning and occur every 25-30 years. • When a fire burns an area it releases nutrients back into the soil, which helps new vegetation to grow and can be seen within a couple of days. • Fires enable annual plants, low growing species and pine seedlings to take root in an ...
Large Poster (24 x 36 inches)
... Study Goal Evaluate Florida Bay and its connections to the Everglades, the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys and ecological conditions of the Bay, while maintaining or improving these conditions in the Keys’ marine ecosystem. ...
... Study Goal Evaluate Florida Bay and its connections to the Everglades, the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys and ecological conditions of the Bay, while maintaining or improving these conditions in the Keys’ marine ecosystem. ...
The Everglades
... • Natural fires are due to lightning and occur every 25-30 years. • When a fire burns an area it releases nutrients back into the soil, which helps new vegetation to grow and can be seen within a couple of days. • Fires enable annual plants, low growing species and pine seedlings to take root in an ...
... • Natural fires are due to lightning and occur every 25-30 years. • When a fire burns an area it releases nutrients back into the soil, which helps new vegetation to grow and can be seen within a couple of days. • Fires enable annual plants, low growing species and pine seedlings to take root in an ...
The Everglades
... • Natural fires are due to lightning and occur every 25-30 years. • When a fire burns an area it releases nutrients back into the soil, which helps new vegetation to grow and can be seen within a couple of days. • Fires enable annual plants, low growing species and pine seedlings to take root in an ...
... • Natural fires are due to lightning and occur every 25-30 years. • When a fire burns an area it releases nutrients back into the soil, which helps new vegetation to grow and can be seen within a couple of days. • Fires enable annual plants, low growing species and pine seedlings to take root in an ...
Lecture 17 - Ecological Restoration
... natural habitat. As a result of this cycle continuing for so long the Everglades today is half the size of a century ago. Despite the damage that was done in the first half of the 20th century, the Everglades is still considered a national treasure just as extraordinary as the Grand Canyon, the Gr ...
... natural habitat. As a result of this cycle continuing for so long the Everglades today is half the size of a century ago. Despite the damage that was done in the first half of the 20th century, the Everglades is still considered a national treasure just as extraordinary as the Grand Canyon, the Gr ...
Saving the Everglades
... the warbler population is declining in Valley County. The biologists warn county officials that if the officials do not take action, the state fish and wildlife service may list the bird as an endangered species. Pleasanton is growing rapidly, and much of the new development is occur-ring outside t ...
... the warbler population is declining in Valley County. The biologists warn county officials that if the officials do not take action, the state fish and wildlife service may list the bird as an endangered species. Pleasanton is growing rapidly, and much of the new development is occur-ring outside t ...
Social Studies Notes for SAER
... affecting the everglades. In the future there will no everglades national park, because it will turn to residential areas. Humans can help it in the future, by stop draining freshwater from Everglades. AS the population of Florida has grown many thousands of acres of swampland have been drained for ...
... affecting the everglades. In the future there will no everglades national park, because it will turn to residential areas. Humans can help it in the future, by stop draining freshwater from Everglades. AS the population of Florida has grown many thousands of acres of swampland have been drained for ...
Everglades
The Everglades are a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee. Water leaving the lake in the wet season forms a slow-moving river 60 miles (97 km) wide and over 100 miles (160 km) long, flowing southward across a limestone shelf to Florida Bay at the southern end of the state. The Everglades experience a wide range of weather patterns, from frequent flooding in the wet season to drought in the dry season. Writer Marjory Stoneman Douglas popularized the term ""River of Grass"" to describe the sawgrass marshes, part of a complex system of interdependent ecosystems that include cypress swamps, the estuarine mangrove forests of the Ten Thousand Islands, tropical hardwood hammocks, pine rockland, and the marine environment of Florida Bay.Human habitation in the southern portion of the Florida peninsula dates to 15,000 years ago. Before European colonization, the region was dominated by the native Calusa and Tequesta tribes. With Spanish colonization, both tribes declined gradually during the following two centuries. The Seminole formed from mostly Creek people who had been warring to the North; they assimilated other peoples and created a new culture. After being forced from northern Florida into the Everglades during the Seminole Wars of the early 19th century, they were able to resist removal by the United States Army. They adapted to the region.Migrants to the region who wanted to develop plantations first proposed draining the Everglades in 1848, but no work of this type was attempted until 1882. Canals were constructed throughout the first half of the 20th century, and spurred the South Florida economy, prompting land development. In 1947, Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, which built 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals, levees, and water control devices. The Miami metropolitan area grew substantially at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities. Portions of the Everglades were transformed into farmland, where the primary crop was sugarcane. Approximately 50 percent of the original Everglades has been developed as agricultural or urban areas.Following this period of rapid development and environmental degradation, the ecosystem began to receive notable attention from conservation groups in the 1970s. Internationally, UNESCO and the Ramsar Convention designated the Everglades a Wetland Area of Global Importance. The construction of a large airport 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park was blocked when an environmental study found that it would severely damage the South Florida ecosystem. With heightened awareness and appreciation of the region, restoration began in the 1980s with the removal of a canal that had straightened the Kissimmee River. However, development and sustainability concerns have remained pertinent in the region. The deterioration of the Everglades, including poor water quality in Lake Okeechobee, was linked to the diminishing quality of life in South Florida's urban areas. In 2000 the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan was approved by congress to combat these problems. To date, it is the most expensive and comprehensive environmental restoration attempt in history, but its implementation has faced political complications.