Mercury and the Everglades : A Synthesis and Model for Complex Ecosystem Restoration. Volume I, The Evolution of the Everglades as a Perturbed Ecosystem and the Role of Atmospheric Mercury / edited by Curtis D. Pollman, Darren G. Rumbold, Donald M. Axelrad.
Pollman, Curtis Devin, 1951- editor.; Rumbold, Darren G., editor.; Axelrad, Donald M, editor.
2019
TD887.M37
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Title Mercury and the Everglades : A Synthesis and Model for Complex Ecosystem Restoration. Volume I, The Evolution of the Everglades as a Perturbed Ecosystem and the Role of Atmospheric Mercury / edited by Curtis D. Pollman, Darren G. Rumbold, Donald M. Axelrad.
ISBN 9783030200701 (electronic book)
3030200701 (electronic book)
9783030200695
Published Cham : Springer, 2019.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxi, 107 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-20
Call Number TD887.M37
Dewey Decimal Classification 577.6
577.7
Summary This book integrates 30 years of mercury research on the Florida Everglades to inform scientists and policy makers. The Everglades is an iconic ecosystem by virtue of its expanse; diversity of biota; and multiple international designations. Despite this, the Everglades has been subjected to multiple threats including: habitat loss, hydrologic alterations, invasive species; and altered water quality. Less well recognized as a threat to Everglades human use and wildlife populations is the toxic metal, mercury. This Volume focuses on sources of mercury to the Everglades from the late-1980s when there was bewilderment as to why there were very high levels of mercury in the Everglades food web. Soon came the finding that mercury loadings from atmospheric deposition accounted for over 95% of total input to the Everglades which resulted in Florida conducting the most comprehensive mercury monitoring and modeling study performed to date. Topics discussed in this Volume include: (1) Why atmospheric deposition fluxes of mercury to the Everglades are amongst the highest in the U.S; (2) That these are overwhelmingly from sources outside of the U.S; (3) That mitigation strategies for resolving the elevated food web mercury problem in the Everglades that rely solely on reducing atmospheric mercury inputs will not be effective for many decades; (4) That consideration of other strategies, in particular controlling factors related to Everglades mercury biogeochemical cycling seem warranted.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Added Author Pollman, Curtis Devin, 1951- editor.
Rumbold, Darren G., editor.
Axelrad, Donald M, editor.
Available in Other Form Mercury and the Everglades. a Synthesis and Model for Complex Ecosystem Restoration : Volume I - the Evolution of the Everglades As a Perturbed Ecosystem and the Role of Atmospheric Mercury
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1. Overview of the Everglades
2. The Evolution of the Everglades as a Perturbed Ecosystem.-3. Overview of the Atmospheric Mercury Cycle
4. Atmospheric Deposition Flux of Mercury to the Everglades
5. Mercury Emission Sources and Contributions of Atmospheric Deposition to the Everglades
6. Atmospheric Deposition of Mercury in the Everglades - Synthesis of Global Cycling and Local Process Effects.

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