User:Dlnightingale/sandbox

Modifications to be made to page titled "Florida Mangroves"

Project Goals: Improve content about the environmental history of mangroves in Florida, with a concentration on the Everglades (for the lack of time) (a) How mangroves were used and their habitats modified by native tribes, the Seminoles, and later American settlers, fishers, hunters, and farmers (b) How mangals have been affected by water management policy changes since the 1890s, development of agriculture along the southern edge of Lake Okeechobee, urban development, fishing, hunting, and tourism. Such content would include mangals' responses to habitat loss, changes in water level, salt concentration, and nutrient concentrations, the change in the incidence of fires, etc. (c) How perceptions of the loss of habitat, particularly in the Everglades, in the 1950's affected a change in scientific inquiry of mangroves, as well as changes in land and water management policies. (d)How mangals are perceived and highly valued today: (1) their importance as "nurseries" for young fish and crustaceans that later move into or through the neighboring marine habitats of seagrasses and coral reefs; (2) they support a great diversity of other birds, mammals, and reptiles; (3)their ability to create and protect coastlines; etc. (e) How changing perceptions of the Everglades led to the Everglades National Park being named as a United Nations' World Heritage Site in 2010 (f) How mangroves are managed and protected in the various settings of national parks, wildlife preserves, commercial, private, and public lands (g) I also wish to detail the various restoration plans for mangals that have been drafted and/or implemented, and what goals they have set.