Re-engineering Water Storage In The Everglades: Risks And Opportunities - Brossura

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Board On Environmental Studies And Toxic

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0309095298 ISBN 13: 9780309095297

Casa editrice: Natl Academy Pr, 2005

Riassunto

The Water Science and Technology Board and the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology have released the seventh and final report of the Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, which provides consensus advice to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force on various scientific and technical topics. Human settlements and flood-control structures have significantly reduced the Everglades, which once encompassed over three million acres of slow-moving water enriched by a diverse biota. To remedy the degradation of the Everglades, a comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan was formulated in 1999 with the goal of restoring the original hydrologic conditions of its remaining natural ecosystem. A major feature of this plan is providing enough storage capacity to meet human needs while also providing the needs of the greater Everglades ecosystem. This report reviews and evaluates not only storage options included in the Restoration Plan but also other options not considered in the Plan. Along with providing hydrologic and ecological analyses of the size, location and functioning of water storage components, the report also discusses and makes recommendations on related critical factors, such as timing of land acquisition, intermediate states of restoration, and tradeoffs among competing goals and ecosystem objectives.

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Book by Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Natl Academy Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0309095298
• ISBN 13: 9780309095297
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 125
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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