Skip to main content

Currently Skimming:

1 Introduction
Pages 13-20

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 13...
... in 2000. This unprecedented project envisioned the expenditure of billions of dollars in a multidecadal effort to achieve ecological restoration by reestablishing the hydrologic characteristics of the Everglades, where feasible, and to create a water system that simultaneously serves the needs of both the natural and the human systems of South Florida.­ Within the social, economic, and political latticework of the 21st century, restora­ tion of the South Florida ecosystem is now under way and represents one of the most ambitious ecosystem renewal projects ever conceived.
From page 14...
... Said, South Florida Water Management District. raster iamge THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES AND EVERGLADES RESTORATION The National Academies has provided scientific and technical advice related to the Everglades restoration since 1999.
From page 15...
... The boundaries of the South Florida ecosystem are determined by the boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District, the southernmost of the state's five water management districts, although they approximately delineate the boundaries of the South Florida watershed. This designation is important and help ful to the restoration effort because, as many publications have made clear, taking a watershed approach to ecosystem restoration is likely to improve the results, especially when the ecosystem under consideration is as water dependent as the Everglades (NRC, 1999, 2004)
From page 16...
... 16 Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades FIGURE 1-2  The South Florida ecosystem. SOURCE: © International Mapping Associates.
From page 17...
... . © International Mapping Associates.
From page 18...
... A discussion and evaluation of specific scientific and engineering issues that may impact progress in achieving the natural system restoration goals of the plan; and 4. An independent review of monitoring and assessment protocols to be used for evaluation of CERP progress (e.g., CERP performance measures, annual assessment reports, assessment strategies)
From page 19...
... In Chapter 4, the committee performs an in-depth review of CERP monitoring, with particular emphasis on project-level monitoring and assessment. In Chapter 5, the committee synthesizes recent information on Lake Okeechobee and the effect of water levels on lake ecology to inform forwardlooking systemwide planning and operations decisions.


This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More information on Chapter Skim is available.