Everglades Ecosystem Assessment Phase I/II, III, and IV
Kalla P, Stober J, Scheidt D. 2014. Everglades Ecosystem Assessment Phase I/II, III, and IV. Critical Ecosystems Studies Initiative. MON99-9. Everglades National Park/South Florida Natural Resources Center
Final Report. Mercury is a toxic contaminant present in the south Florida ecosystem, largely through atmospheric deposition. Mercury can accumulate within the tissues of many organisms -- periphyton, fish, wading birds, alligators, panthers, etc.-- as it travels up the Everglades food chain. Exposure to high levels of mercury can inhibit reproductive success in some and, in some cases, prove lethal in others. Since 1999, the CESI program helped fund this landscape assessment of the south Florida ecosystem conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency. It is anticipated to reoccur every 5 years. An examination of the related risks from mercury, and the pathways in which the contaminant moves through the system, were central to the analysis. The results of this investigation has since revealed important information about the status and distribution of nutrients, pollutants, mercury, periphyton, soils, and other environmental parameters important in describing the current condition of the ecosystem. Kalla, Peter. 2013. Everglades Ecosystem Assessment Phase IV. SESD Project Identification Number: 13-0513. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA 904-R-07-001 Scheidt, D.J., and P.I. Kalla. 2007. Everglades ecosystem assessment: water management and quality, eutrophication, mercury contamination, soils and habitat: monitoring for adaptive management: a R-EMAP status report. USEPA Region 4, Athens, GA. EPA 904-R-07-001. Stober, Q. J., K. Thornton, R. Jones, J. Richards, C. Ivey, R. Welch, M. Madden, J. Trexler, E. Gaiser, D. Scheidt, and S. Rathbun. 2001. South Florida Ecosystem Assessment: Phase I/II (Technical Report)- Everglades Stressor Interactions: Hydropatterns, Eutrophication, Habitat Alteratation, and Mercury Contamination. EPA 904-R-01-003. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Kalla, Peter; Stober, J.; Scheidt, D.
- Date of Issue
- 2014-09
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Assessment, CESI, Eutrophication, everglades, Hydrology, hydroperiod, mercury, Monitoring, Nutrients, Research, Restoration, Sediments, Water Quality
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Toxics , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Nutrient Dynamics | Nutrient Dynamics