Assessment of Coastal Management and Science Needs in South Florida
Resource managers in South Florida recognize that they need to address threats to natural resources by taking action to restore and sustain ecosystems. The attention and resources formerly directed toward basic ecosystem research in South Florida are increasingly directed toward broader goals of a region-wide restoration effort. NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) contracted the Integration and Application Network to identify strategic needs for coastal ecosystem science that address the new emphasis on ecosystem restoration in South Florida. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the study.
Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference
Drs. Bill Boicourt, Ed Houde and Bill Dennison from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science served on the Scientific Oversight Panel for the Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference in Naples, Florida in Dec. 2008. Other Scientific Oversight Panel members included Drs. John Hobbie (chair), Hans Paerl, and Steve McCutcheon. The conference, organized by the Florida Bay Program Management Committee, provided updates and syntheses of research progress since the last meeting in 2005. The focus of the conference was to increase the understanding of the connectivity and ecological dynamics and relationships among south Florida estuarine and coastal ecosystems.
Tropical Connections: South Florida's marine environment
This comprehensive book summarizes information on the south Florida marine ecosystem in a manner that is easy to read and understand. It covers physical and biological oceanography, ecology, human impacts, and climate change, and is unique in that it consists of fact pages that were prepared by 162 experts in their scientific disciplines. Filled with rich graphics and photos, the book is appropriate for students, educators, scientists, and stakeholders. Tropical Connections is now available for purchase from IAN Press in both hard copy and downloadable electronic versions.