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an overview of the southern inland and coastal system project of the u.s. geological survey south florida ecosystem program
An Overview of the Southern Inland and Coastal System Project of the U.S. Geological Survey South Florida Ecosystem ProgramRaymond W. Schaffranek, Henry A. Ruhl and Maria E. Hansler
Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting an interdisciplinary study of the
complex ecosystem processes at the interface of the southern Everglades with Florida
Bay. Scientific findings derived from hydrologic studies and extensive data collected to
characterize the ecosystem properties are being synthesized and integrated into the
development of a research tool and management model of the ecosystem. Simulation
results produced by the model are being made available for integration with ecological
analyses to evaluate the effects of variations in regulated inflows on flora and fauna.
Insight that the model provides on sheet flow and tidal interaction along the wetland and
Bay boundary is also being provided to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for
development of a circulation model for Florida Bay and to agencies such the National
Park Service and the South Florida Water Management District for the development
and evaluation of ecosystem restoration plans.
(This paper is from the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Ecohydraulics CDROM) Related information:
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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