Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Bulletins of American Paleontology: Paleoecological Studies of South Forida; November 28, 2001
The Florida Everglades developed from the interplay of sea level and climate. The subtle balance of these two factors over the last two millennia is important to understanding restoration strategies. During the Medieval Wann Period and the Little Ice Age, the Everglades showed a general drying trend. The Medieval Warm Period trend was due to a significant decrease in annual precipitation while sea level was rising. The Little Ice Age trend was due to the combined effect of reduced precipitation and the slowing in the relative rate of sea level rise. This failure to keep base level with Everglades sediment and peat accumulation. Yielded shorter hydroperiods and dryer conditions. Sea level has been steadily rising over the last century and should be considered in water ?ow modeling. Land use and water management practices over the last century have greatly partitioned the Everglades, compounding its ability to respond ecosystem-wide in predictable ways-to climate and sea level change.
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