Application of a cave inventory system to stimulate development of management strategies: The case of west-central Florida, USA

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2547-2557

  Harley, Grant L ^a   Polk, Jason S ^b   North, Leslie A ^c   Reeder, Philip P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caves; Geographic Information Systems; Human impact; Index; Karst; Resource conservation

Indexed keywords

CAVES; CONSERVATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL;

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT; FLORIDA; HUMAN IMPACT; INDEX; INVENTORY SYSTEMS; KARST; MANAGEMENT POLICY; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; RESOURCE CONSERVATION; SOUND MANAGEMENT;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CAVE SYSTEM; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; KARST; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OWNERSHIP; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STAKEHOLDER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOTA; CAVE INVENTORY SYSTEM; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; MINERALOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960844734     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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