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1. Wrangling Gators in the Glades.

Author

Schrope, Mark

Subjects
*ALLIGATORS, *RESTORATION ecology, *ECOLOGICAL research, *ECOLOGICAL engineering
Abstract

Examines the condition of alligators in Everglades, Florida. Information on the ecological restoration project at Everglades; Efforts of scientists in gauging the success of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan by collecting data about alligator population; Analysis of the relationship between the health of alligators and the types of areas they reside.

Published
2004

2. Save our swamp.

Author

Schrope, Mark

Subjects
*WETLAND restoration, *SWAMPS, *ECOLOGICAL engineering, *GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

Focuses on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a bill signed by United States President Bill Clinton, which calls for the restoration of wetlands in Florida. Role of the South Florida Water Management District and the US Army Corps of Engineers; Consensus among hydrologists and wetland ecologists that the plan is flawed; Controversy over the removal of barriers to water flow and the effect of pumping large amounts of freshwater to the Everglades will have on Florida Bay.

Published
2001
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