Sunday, October 12, 2008

Dr. Robert “Skip” Livingston’s Report

Attached, is a must-read report titled, “Importance of River Flow to the Apalachicola River-Bay System”, the report commissioned by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and written by Dr. Robert “Skip” Livingston of Florida State University’s Department of Biological Science.

Kelly Layman, FDEP Chief of Staff sent the report to all stakeholders, elected officials and interested parties along the ACF River Basin, and asked that we review the contents of the report.

In addition, Layman stated in part, “that the report is an important and comprehensive summary on the ACF (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint) River Basin.

She futher stated, “that the report provides a summary of the broad, extensive research conducted and peer-reviewed over many years on the Apalachicola River and Bay ecosystem, and that the report includes research results and scientific modeling on how flows affect nutrient transport, river and bay productivity and diversity, and individual species”.

Click here to review the Report:

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