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The decline of coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA: the nexus of hypersalinity, eutrophication, political science and marine science

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Date Issued:
1998
Title: The decline of coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA: the nexus of hypersalinity, eutrophication, political science and marine science.
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Name(s): Lapointe, Brian E., creator
Matzie, William R., creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 1998
Publisher: Canberra, ACT: Institution of Engineers, Australia
Extent: 22 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3351217 (digitool), FADT3351217 (IID), fau:6497 (fedora)
Note(s): During the past century the development of intensive large-scale agriculture. cattle ranching, phosphate mining, urbanization, and tourism in south Florida were catalysed by drainage of the Everglades and subsequent management of water levels by a vast network of canals and flood control structures designed by the U. S. Army Corps. of Engineers. In the late 1970's scientists first noted the decline of downstream coral reefs concurrent with the first reports of algal blooms in western Florida Bay. By 1987, some 100,000 acres of turtle grass died-off in Florida Bay and by 1991 the downstream reefs of the lower Keys had experienced up to 44% loss of coral cover. Some scientists and resource managers hypothesized that the trend away from seagrass and coral cover was caused by high salinities in Florida Bay, presumably a result of diverted freshwater flows from the Everglades due to drainage.
This manuscript may be cited as: Lapointe, B. E., & Matzie, W. R. (1998). The decline of coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA: the nexus of hypersalinity, eutrophication, political science and marine science. Chemeca, 98: Creating competitive resources, The 26th Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference, 28-30 September 1998, Port Douglas, Queensland. Extended abstracts. (pp. 1-21). Barton, A.C.T: Institution of Engineers, Australia.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1299.
Subject(s): Coral reefs and islands--Florida
Coral declines
Salinity
Eutrophication
Political science
Marine science
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3351217
Restrictions on Access: ©1998 Canberra, ACT: Institution of Engineers, Australia
Host Institution: FAU