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| Steinman, Alan; Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University; steinmaa@gvsu.edu; Havens, Karl; South Florida Water Management District; khavens@sfwmd.gov; Hornung, Lewis; South Florida Water Management District; lhornun@sfwmd.gov. |
| Resource management decisions often are based on a combination of scientific and political factors. The interaction of science and politics is not always apparent, which makes the decision-making process appear arbitrary at times. In this paper, we present a case study involving Lake Okeechobee, a key environmental resource in South Florida, USA, to illustrate the role that science played in a high-profile, highly contentious natural resource management decision. At issue was whether or not to lower the water level of Lake Okeechobee. Although scientists believed that a managed recession (drawdown) of water level would benefit the lake ecosystem, risks were present because of possible future water shortages and potential environmental impacts to downstream... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Aquatic resource management; Environmental management; Lake Okeechobee; Lake restoration; Light and aquatic plants; Restoration ecology; Role of science in management; Submerged aquatic vegetation; Water supply vs. ecological health. |
| Ano: 2002 |
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| Le Fur, Ines; De Wit, Rutger; Plus, Martin; Oheix, Jocelyne; Derolez, Valerie; Simier, Monique; Malet, Nathalie; Ouisse, Vincent. |
| Since the mid-20th century, Mediterranean lagoons have been affected by eutrophication, leading to significant changes in primary producers. In the early 2000s, management actions have been implemented to reduce nutrient inputs with the aim to achieve a good ecological status as requested by the EU water framework directive. As a result of these actions, a sharp decline in nutrient loads has been recorded in several lagoons leading to an oligotrophication of the water column. The analyses of a long-term data set (1998-2015) of 21 polyhaline and euhaline lagoons with contrasting trophic status allowed us to infer a general scheme for the changes in macrophyte assemblages during the oligotrophication process. Placing hypertrophic and oligotrophic conditions... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Submerged aquatic vegetation; Recovery; Nutrient reduction; Restoration; Long-term data series; Resilience; Regime shift; Coastal lagoon. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00474/58555/61110.pdf |
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