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- Title
Dynamics of Florida milk production and total phosphate in Lake Okeechobee.
- Authors
Park, Joseph; Saberski, Erik; Stabenau, Erik; Sugihara, George
- Abstract
A central tenant of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is nutrient reduction to levels supportive of ecosystem health. A particular focus is phosphorus. We examine links between agricultural production and phosphorus concentration in the Everglades headwaters: Kissimmee River basin and Lake Okeechobee, considered an important source of water for restoration efforts. Over a span of 47 years we find strong correspondence between milk production in Florida and total phosphate in the lake, and, over the last decade, evidence that phosphorus concentrations in the lake water column may have initiated a long-anticipated decline.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; EVERGLADES (Fla.); KISSIMMEE (Fla.); MILK yield; WATERSHEDS; AGRICULTURAL productivity; LAKES; ECOSYSTEM health
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2021, Vol 16, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0248910