You are here

PALMM Collections » Linking Florida's Natural Heritage » Southwest Florida Environmental Documents Collection

Planning for geological projects related to the coarse sand hypothesis

Download pdf | Full Screen View

Summary:
This document proposes two sets of recommendations regarding the testing of the hypothesis that ground water is providing surplus nutrients to Florida Bay via an underground, permeable coarse-sand unit and that this flux of nutrients is significant enough to impact the ecology of the Bay.
Title: Planning for geological projects related to the coarse sand hypothesis: Everglades, Florida Bay and Florida Keys : a summary of ongoing work and recommendations for new research.
44 views
16 downloads
Alternative Title: Planning for Geological Projects Related to the Coarse Sand Hypothesis: Everglades, Florida Bay and Florida Keys : Recommendations for Research.
Alternative Title: Recommendations for research.
Alternative Title: Summary of ongoing work and recommendations for new research.
Name(s): Planning for Geological Projects Related to the Coarse Sand Hypothesis: Everglades, Florida Bay and Florida Keys (1997 : Miami, Fla.)
McNeill, Donald F.
Cunningham, Kevin J.
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Technical Report
Issuance: multipart monograph
Publisher: Rosenstiel School, University of Miami
Place of Publication: Miami, Fla.
Physical Form: print
Extent: 10 p. ; 28 cm.
Language(s): eng
Summary: This document proposes two sets of recommendations regarding the testing of the hypothesis that ground water is providing surplus nutrients to Florida Bay via an underground, permeable coarse-sand unit and that this flux of nutrients is significant enough to impact the ecology of the Bay.
Table of Contents: Summary of workshop recommendations -- Purpose of the workshop -- Recent, ongoing and pending geologic work regarding coarse sands -- Existing and planned monitor wells in the coarse sands or related to the coarse sand -- Critical questions regarding the coarse sand deposit -- Current data gaps related to critical questions -- Recommendations to Florida Bay Program Management Committee, Everglades Restoration Working Group, resource managers -- List of participants/contributors.
Target Audience: specialized
Identifier: 41292298 (oclc), fgcu_swfe_0471 (IID), AAA3756 QF
Note(s): hosted by Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami ; workshop report and recommendations compiled by Donald F. McNeill, Kevin J. Cunningham.
Subject(s): Hydrogeology -- Research -- Florida -- Florida Bay
Florida Bay (Fla.) -- Environmental conditions
Charlotte Harbor Information Resource Center documents
Held by: SUS01 FCL01
Held by: SUS01 FCL01
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0471
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Host Institution: FGCU