The Managed Recession of Lake Okeechobee, Florida: Integrating Science and Natural Resource Management

Resource management decisions often are based on a combination of scientific and political factors. The interaction of science and politics is not always apparent, which makes the decision-making process appear arbitrary at times. In this paper, we present a case study involving Lake Okeechobee, a k...

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Main Authors: Alan Steinman, Karl Havens, Lewis Hornung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2002-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol6/iss2/art17/