Lessons learned from the first decade of adaptive management in comprehensive everglades restoration

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  LosChiavo, Andrew J ^a   Best, Ronnie G ^b   Burns, Rebecca E ^c   Gray, Susan ^d   Harwell, Matthew C ^e   Hines, Eliza B ^f   McLean, Agnes R ^g   Clair, Tom St ^h   Traxler, Steve ^f   Vearil, James W ^a  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b United States Geological Survey   (United States)

^c ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^g Everglades National Park   (United States)

^h RESPEC ^*  (Philippines)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Decision making; Everglades; Monitoring; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NATURAL RESOURCE;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891882331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06065-180470     Document Type: Article

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