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Last updated:
October 11, 2002
South Florida Restoration Science Forum

Landscape Synthesis and Ecological Modeling

How can we best describe, understand, and predict ecological changes at the landscape and regional levels?

Part 3: Studies of the complex patterns of soils and vegetation in the Everglades lead to a better understanding of the nature and extent of changes in the system.

(Click on images below for a full-sized version.)
map of soil phosphorus in the WCAs
vegetation map
Soil phosphorus in the WCAs
(Soil Science Room)
Vegetation near Florida Bay
(Vegetation Science Room)

Simulations using the Everglades Landscape Model (ELM) integrate hydrology, nutrient cycling, and vegetation response to synthesize these aspects of Everglades ecology, predicting landscape response to altered management.

ELM Water Depths and Flow Tracer

water depth and tracer conc. maps
scale

Soil Porewater P: Simulated & Observed

amounts of soil porewater P
scale

Vegetation Change

1991
simulated vegetation change
1995
simulated vegetation change
observed vegetation change
observed vegetation change

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Next Next: Stratigic reconnaissance flights


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