Restoring the Everglades
Cohn JP. 1994. Restoring the Everglades. BioScience. 44(9):579-583
The author examines the impact of changes to the natural flow of water across South Florida to the Florida Everglades. Approximately 1400 miles of canals divert water from the Everglades, sending most of it east into the Atlantic Ocean or south into Biscayne Bay, FL. The US Army Corps of Engineers built most of the canals, pumps, and gates during the past 50 years and manages them in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District, an independent state agency that controls virtually all water flow in the southern part of the state. Designed to prevent flooding and to open land for development, the canals have broken up what was once a single ecosystem into separate compartments.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Cohn, J
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Canals, Ecosystems, Hydrology, Management, Restoration