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The South Florida Environment: A Region Under Stress

Circular 1134
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https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1134

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Abstract

This report provides an overview of the environmental setting in South Florida and serves as review and framework for developing U.S. Geological Survey programs in the region. The report describes the predevelopment and the current (present-day) environmental conditions in South Florida with emphasis on the quantity and quality of water. The geographical area covered is the southern one-half of the State and includes the South Florida National Water-Quality Assessment study area and adjacent coastal waters. This study area covers about 19,500 square miles and is the watershed of the larger regional ecosystem. The regional ecosystem includes the coastal waters between Charlotte Harbor on the Gulf of Mexico and the St. Lucie River on the Atlantic Ocean and the lands that drain into these waters.

Suggested Citation

McPherson, B.F., and Halley, R., 1996, The south Florida environment: A region under stress: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1134, vi, 61 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1134.

ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Environmental Setting—The Natural System
  • Environmental Setting—The Altered System
  • Water and Environmental Stress
  • Summary and Research Needs
  • References
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title The south Florida environment: A region under stress
Series title Circular
Series number 1134
ISBN 0607871547
DOI 10.3133/cir1134
Year Published 1996
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center
Description vi, 61 p.
Country United States
State Florida
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