Collaborators and Results
The U.S. Geological Survey, through collaboration with the National Park Service, South Florida Water Management District, and Metropolitan Dade County Environmental Resources Management, will gain a more comprehensive understanding of the evolution of the Biscayne Bay ecosystem and its components. This understanding will allow us to determine the impact of increasing human population and activities on the ecosystem and allow planners to make well founded decisions regarding restoration and land use policies for the future.
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The ecosystem history of Biscayne Bay and the Southeast Coast of Florida Project anticipates the following products:
- A distribution map of the major biotic, sedimentologic, and hydrologic components analyzed.
- Maps describing the changes in the ecosystem through time.
- A digital database describing the modern distribution of plants and animals in the bay.
- A synthesis document on the ecosystem history and evolution of Biscayne Bay.
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The project has the following schedule:
- Collect seasonal surficial sediments as assess core site localities.
- Collect short cores.
- Write a report on modern biotic distributions.
- Prepare time series analyses of ecosystem change.
- Compilation of historical ecosystem data into synoptic maps and electronic data.
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By Scott Ishman
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For more information contact:
Scott Ishman
Geology Department
Mail Code 4324
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Ill 62901
Telephone: (618) 453-7377
E-mail: sishman@geo.siu.edu
Related information:
SOFIA Project: Ecosystem History of Biscayne Bay and the Southeast Coast