Ecological Models for Evaluating Effects of Restoration Alternatives on Coastal Ecosystems of Southwest Florida

The objectives of this project are to develop and apply forecasting models to evaluate the impacts of CERP projects on ecological attributes selected from the conceptual models developed for coastal ecosystems as part of the Southwest Florida Feasibility Study (SWFFS).

The study supports Lower West Coast projects in the Department Of Interior (DOI) science plan (specifically: Southwest Florida Feasibility Study and C-43 Basin Storage Reservoir) by (a) developing stress-response models of habitat for coastal species selected during Caloosahatchee conceptual modeling and (b) developing integrated assessment tools to support landscape level decision-making.

本项目的目标为开发并应用预测模型，以评估CERP项目对生态属性的影响；所选生态属性源自为沿海生态系统构建、且作为西南佛罗里达可行性研究（Southwest Florida Feasibility Study, SWFFS）组成部分的概念模型。
本研究为美国内政部（Department of the Interior, DOI）科学规划中的下西海岸项目提供支撑，具体涵盖西南佛罗里达可行性研究与C-43流域储水库项目，支撑路径包含两项：(a) 构建针对卡卢萨哈奇河概念建模阶段选定的沿海物种生境的胁迫-响应模型；(b) 开发集成评估工具以支撑景观尺度的决策制定。