Ecological Targets for Western Biscayne National Park

摘要

National Park Service staff developed descriptive ecological targets based on biological communities in Biscayne National Park. We selected biological indicators that include those described by the interagency RECOVER team to set environmental targets affected by inflows, primarily as measures of seasonal salinity patterns in key areas of the park. Other relevant indicators of bay health derived from previous and current studies in the entire Biscayne Bay area are also discussed in support of defining desired ecological conditions and the salinities needed to sustain them. The target area for the development of ecological salinity performance measures is a 10,000 acre, Primarily softbotoom zone in the western zone of Biscaynes National Park.