What actions will recover South Floridas threatened and endangered species?
Success in addressing these three overarching questions at ecological scales ranging from individual species and communities, to individual parks and refuges, to the Greater Everglades requires a well-coordinated, collaborative, and integrated effort among all participating agencies. None of these questions can be answered independently. Furthermore, each of these questions raises more specific questions about all the interrelated variables affecting the condition of the ecosystem, including hydropatterns (the quantity, timing, and distribution of water), water quality, ecological responses of biological communities and species to changes in water quantity and quality, the role of fire, the effects of invasive exotic species, the effects of adjacent land uses on natural areas, and the effects of public use of parks and refuges. It is critical that science-based input synthesizing research, modeling, monitoring, and analysis be both timely and relevant to DOI managers’ decision-making i
