Florida Keys Ecosystem Integration Project
Title | Florida Keys Ecosystem Integration Project PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Coastal ecology |
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The Florida Keys Ecosystem Monitoring Integration Project
Title | The Florida Keys Ecosystem Monitoring Integration Project PDF eBook |
Author | M. Katz |
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Pages | |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Bahamas |
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Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Program
Title | Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Program PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 426 |
Release | 2004 |
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Success in the Making
Title | Success in the Making PDF eBook |
Author | Working Group of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Ecosystem management |
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Water is the common lifeline for the natural and built environments in South Florida. Engineered flood control and water distribution systems, agriculture, growth, and development have disrupted the region's water quality, quantity, timing, and distribution (i.e., the hydropattern). Agricultural runoff and urban stormwater have introduced high levels of phosphorus, mercury, and other contaminants into the water system, polluting lakes, rivers, estuaries and the Everglades.
Ecosystems of the Florida Keys
Title | Ecosystems of the Florida Keys PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Pikula |
Publisher | |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Biotic communities |
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A Review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study
Title | A Review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2002-03-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309169844 |
Nearly thirty years ago the Florida Keys were designated as an Area of Critical State Concern. The state recognized that Monroe County contained many valuable natural, environmental, historical, and economic resources that required thoughtful management. In 1996, as a result of many years of discussion, negotiation, and litigation, the Florida Administration Commission issued an Executive Order requiring the preparation of a "carrying capacity analysis" for the Florida Keys. To fulfill this requirement, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Community Affairs jointly sponsored the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study (FKCCS). The key component of this study is a carrying capacity analysis model (CCAM) that provides a technical tool for state and local jurisdictions to "determine the ability of the Florida Keys ecosystem, and the various segments thereof, to withstand all impacts of additional land development activities." This National Research Council (NRC) report provides a critical review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study: Test Carrying Capacity Analysis Model, First Draft, hereafter referred to as the Draft CCAM. This independent review offers critical commentary in order to assist the sponsors and contractors in making final adjustments to their report and the Carrying Capacity Analysis Model.
The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys
Title | The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys PDF eBook |
Author | James Porter |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 1025 |
Release | 2001-10-18 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1420039415 |
Providing a synthesis of basic and applied research, The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook takes an encyclopedic look at how to study and manage ecosystems connected by surface and subsurface water movements. The book examines the South Florida hydroscape, a series of ecosystems linked by hydrolog