Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem 
Does Water Flow Influence Everglades Landscape Patterns? [PDF ebook] 

The report evaluates a White Paper written by restoration planners in South Florida on the role of water flow in restoration plans. The report concludes that there is strong evidence that the velocity, rate, and spatial distribution of water flow play important roles in maintaining the tree islands and other ecologically important landscape features of the Everglades.