Ecological Model Support for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Round Four of Four, 2020
Dates
Publication Date
2021-04-23
Start Date
1965-01-01
End Date
2005-12-31
Citation
Romañach, S.S., Benscoter, A.M., Haider, S.M., D'Acunto, L.E., Hackett, C.E., and McKelvy, M., 2021, Ecological Model Support for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Round Four of Four, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94JWX8W.
Summary
Ecological models facilitate evaluation and assessment of alternative approaches to restore the Greater Everglades ecosystem. However, the provision of useful and accessible models is a challenge because there is often a disconnect between model output and its use by decision makers. Joint Ecosystem Modeling (JEM) meets this challenge by providing ecological model output tailored to management decisions. JEM is a partnership among federal and state agencies, universities and other organizations. Ecological models (i.e., ecological planning tools) were developed and used by JEM during the Central Everglades Planning Project to evaluate potential effects to natural resources in the impacted areas. There is a desire by the planning agencies [...]
Summary
Ecological models facilitate evaluation and assessment of alternative approaches to restore the Greater Everglades ecosystem. However, the provision of useful and accessible models is a challenge because there is often a disconnect between model output and its use by decision makers. Joint Ecosystem Modeling (JEM) meets this challenge by providing ecological model output tailored to management decisions. JEM is a partnership among federal and state agencies, universities and other organizations. Ecological models (i.e., ecological planning tools) were developed and used by JEM during the Central Everglades Planning Project to evaluate potential effects to natural resources in the impacted areas. There is a desire by the planning agencies and bureaus involved in the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) to use these same tools for WERP evaluations of alternative restoration plans. The models of particular interest to the WERP Ecological Subteam are: (1) Marl Prairie Habitat Suitability Index in conjunction with the (2) Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Helper, (3) (native) Florida apple snail population model (EverSnail), (4) Wading bird distribution and evaluation models (WADEM), (5) Small-sized freshwater fish density, and (6) Alligator Habitat Suitability Index (HSI; includes Breeding Potential metric). This is round 4 (of 4) in the WERP.
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Purpose
Provide high-resolution (400 m) ecological modeling output for evaluating the WERP Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP), provided by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and compare TSP output for each ecological model to Existing Conditions Baseline (WECB) and Future Without (WFWO), both previously provided by the SFWMD.
