The use of landscape models in planning restoration of the Florida everglades

DeAngelis D.L., . (2003) The use of landscape models in planning restoration of the Florida everglades. [Proceedings Paper]

Hydrology is the dominant driving force in the freshwater wetlands of southern Florida. Changes in hydrology during the last several decades are thought to have caused the observed population declines in many of the species adapted to the natural annual water cycle. To understand the possible effects of these historical changes and to predict the consequences of proposed plans for restoration of the Everglades a landscape modelling system Across Trophic Level System Simulation ATLSS was developed. ATLSS in a multimodelling approach combining ecosystem landscape and population modelling approaches. It uses Geographic Information System GIS vegetation data and existing hydrology models for Southern Florida to provide the basic dynamic landscape. One specific objectives of the ATLSS is to predict the responses of this suite of high-trophic level species to several proposed alterations in Everglades hydrology. Two principal types of models spatially explicit species index models and spatially explicit individual-based computer simulation models are used. The ATLSS models are currently being used to evaluate the effects on biota of changes in water regulation proposed for Everglades restoration.

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Hydrology is the dominant driving force in the freshwater wetlands of southern Florida. Changes in hydrology during the last several decades are thought to have caused the observed population declines in many of the species adapted to the natural annual water cycle. To understand the possible effects of these historical changes and to predict the consequences of proposed plans for restoration of the Everglades a landscape modelling system Across Trophic Level System Simulation ATLSS was developed. ATLSS in a multimodelling approach combining ecosystem landscape and population modelling approaches. It uses Geographic Information System GIS vegetation data and existing hydrology models for Southern Florida to provide the basic dynamic landscape. One specific objectives of the ATLSS is to predict the responses of this suite of high-trophic level species to several proposed alterations in Everglades hydrology. Two principal types of models spatially explicit species index models and spatially explicit individual-based computer simulation models are used. The ATLSS models are currently being used to evaluate the effects on biota of changes in water regulation proposed for Everglades restoration.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
AGROVOC Term:	LANDSCAPE
AGROVOC Term:	LANDSCAPING
AGROVOC Term:	MODELS
AGROVOC Term:	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
AGROVOC Term:	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AGROVOC Term:	FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
AGROVOC Term:	HYDROLOGY
AGROVOC Term:	WATER MANAGEMENT
AGROVOC Term:	WATER RIGHTS
AGROVOC Term:	SPECIES
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15996

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