Title: Success in the making : an integrated plan for south Florida ecosystem restoration and sustainability /
Authors: Working Group of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (U.S.); United States.
Publisher: National Park Service,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Restoration ecology Florida Planning.; Restoration ecology Florida Everglades Planning.; Ecosystem management Florida.; Sustainable development Florida.
Abstract: 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.