The application of oyster and seagrass models to evaluate alternative inflow scenarios related to Everglades restoration

• Published in: Ecological modelling Vol. 297; pp. 154 - 170
• Main Authors: Buzzelli, Christopher, Gorman, Patricia, Doering, Peter H., Chen, Zhiqiang, Wan, Yongshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Density; Estuaries; Everglades; Freshwater; Freshwaters; Inflow; Landscapes; Modeling; Oysters; Salinity; Seagrass; Watersheds; Wet season; USA, Florida, Caloosahatchee R; USA, Florida, Okeechobee L; ASW, USA, Florida, Biscayne Bay; ASW, USA, Florida, Everglades; ASW, USA, Florida, Florida Bay; ASW, USA, Florida, Caloosahatchee Estuary; Everglades; Seagrass; Oysters; Modeling; Freshwater; Salinity

[Display omitted] •Central Everglades Planning Project to quantify watershed management alternatives.•Modeling to link watershed, salinity predictions and estuarine benthic habitats.•Inflow effects greater for St. Lucie Estuary than Caloosahatchee River Estuary.•Oysters and seagrass density greater...