Progress toward restoring the Everglades : the fourth biennial review - 2012 / Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress, issuing body.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board, issuing body.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland restoration--Florida--Everglades.

Wetland restoration.

Restoration ecology--Florida--Everglades.

Restoration ecology.

Wetland management--Florida--Everglades.

Wetland management.

Everglades (Fla.)--Environmental conditions.

Everglades (Fla.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Twelve years into the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, little progress has been made in restoring the core of the remaining Everglades ecosystem; instead, most project construction so far has occurred along its periphery. To reverse ongoing ecosystem declines, it will be necessary to expedite restoration projects that target the central Everglades, and to improve both the quality and quantity of the water in the ecosystem. The new Central Everglades Planning Project offers an innovative approach to this challenge, although additional analyses are needed at the interface of water quality and water quantity to maximize restoration benefits within existing legal constraints. Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades: The Fourth Biennial Review, 2012 explains the innovative approach to expedite restoration progress and additional rigorous analyses at the interface of water quality and quantity will be essential to maximize restoration benefits."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

The Restoration Plan in Context

Implementation Progress

Ecosystem Trajectories Affected by Water Quality and Quantity

Science and Decision Making

References

Appendix A: National Research Council Everglades Reports

Appendix B: Status of Key Non-CERP Projects

Appendix C: Timeline of Significant Events in South Florida

Ecosystem Management and Restoration

Appendix D: Timeline of Significant Legal Actions Related to Water Quality

Appendix E: Status of Numerical Nutrient Water Quality Criteria for the State ofFlorida

Appendix F: Water Science and Technology Board

Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-191).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780309259255

0309259258

9780309259231

0309259231

OCLC:

903207374