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Long- o o : Figure 1. The massive C-111 diverts freshwater and delivers • it to the wrong place where the mudbanks in Florida Bay pro- F d B y hibit circula on to the ortheast Basin which historically benefited from greater flows through Taylor Slough. The • w w f w u f k C-111 SC project is designed to reduce the draining impact of this large canal and distribute flows more naturally.
If adequate freshwater flows are generated by the C- C ro e t o era ons the southern u c u mangrove zone and northeastern Florida Bay will E begin to exhibit su h e osystem res onses whi h ucc u u will be ome more drama as those flows are u c E sustained for longer eriods of me For exam le u E a rebound in submerged grasses should eventually F B u lead to a greater food base allowing in reased c nes ng e orts by oseate oonbills
Besides roviding shelter for small fish these on e- abundant grasses also rovided food for thousands • O W -111 S j c of waterfowl su h as Ameri an Coots and Blue- c c fi winged Teals that s ent their winters in the lakes c S-18 imbedded in the southern Everglades Large • B c ff P II numbers of waterfowl are no longer found -111 S B c B wintering in these rote ted lakes near Taylor W P j c lough but ould be ex e ted again if more • F c -111 S u histori al ondi ons are returned to the wetlands D j c in the southern mangrove zone • O M fi W D j c • Fu c uc u z
u ient o era on of the C- C ro e t will • I c c fic begin restora on in the southern end of the E P P j c system while om le ng Tamiami Trail bridging fi F B and Central Everglades ro e ts will o en u the • B u u system so that more freshwater an finally rea h E P P j c its intended des na on Florida Bay In addi on to the ability to onvey more water to the southern end of the e osystem we must also in rease the a a ity for storage and treatment of water through future ro e ts so su ient quan es of lean freshwater are available Lessons learned from the first hase of the C- C ro e t will guide lanning e orts for Phase II of this ro e t whi h will further restore freshwater flow a erns in the southern Everglades
es ite the trend of overall s oonbill o ula on de line in Florida Bay data analysis by Audubon s ien sts reveals that s oonbills have exhibited a B - g © D. R osi ve res onse to im roved water management g g g p v y p , ommuni a ons resul ng from fine tuning B - g T , y g fl o era ons in the C- anal system .