FLORIDA'S ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND WILDLIFE

Florida is one of the fastest growing states. Rapid population growth and development impact the quality and quantity of the state's natural resources including its fresh water, wildlife and native plant communities. In order to improve protection of these dwindling resources, the state has implemented a number of programs, three of which are administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. They are (1) a major Ecosystem Management Initiative, (2) a Greenways Program and (3) the largest land acquisition program in the nation, Preservation 2000. This paper discusses Florida's ecosystem management in more detail showing how it relates to transportation related mortality of wildlife.

Supplemental Notes:
- Also published by Florida DOT as a paper in FL-ER-58-96, "Trends in Addressing Transportation Related Wildlife Mortality: Proceedings of the Transportation Related Wildlife Mortality Seminar (June 1996).
Corporate Authors:
Florida Department of Transportation

Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
Tallahassee, FL United States 32301

Federal Highway Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590
Authors:
- Stevenson, J A
Conference:
- Transportation and Wildlife: Reducing Wildlife Mortality and Improving Wildlife Passageways Across Transportation Corridors
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Date: 1996-4-30 to 1996-5-2
Publication Date: 1996-8

Language

English

Media Info

Pagination: p. 273-277

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Conservation; Ecosystems; Environmental protection; Fatalities; Management; Preservation; Property acquisition; Wildlife
Uncontrolled Terms: Mortality
Geographic Terms: Florida
Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00745671
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PD-96-041
Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
Created Date: Feb 3 1998 12:00AM