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

Landscape Synthesis and Ecological Modeling

How can the ecological responses to different management alternatives be predicted in the landscape?

Part 2 - Everglades Landscape Model:

 		ELM (Hydrology, Biology, Biogeochemistry)
What it covers...
southern Florida map
 Some of the output data:
  • Water depth & hydroperiod
  • Surface water phosphorus
  • Peat depth
  • Soil phosphorus
  • Vegetation biomass & type
  • Periphyton biomass & type
Demonstration of typical output...

Input new data describing management scenario
arrow pointing downward
Compute ecological interactions

ecological interactions diagram
arrow pointing downward

Water Conservation Area 2A:
Output time series of maps for analysis

water depth map
water depth map
water depth map
water depth map
Water depth, 6-month change
native periphyton map
native periphyton map
native periphyton map
native periphyton map
Native periphyton, 6-month change
key to maps (above)
Low
Depth, Biomass
High
Depth, Biomass

Next Next: ELM - What it is, and why it's necessary


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