Saltwater Intrusion and Flooding: Risks to South Florida’s Agriculture and Potential Management Practices
Haimanote K. Bayabil, Li Y, Jonathan H. Crane, Bruce Schaffer, Ashley R. Smyth, Shouan Zhang, Edward A. Evans, Trent Blare
Abstract
This article highlights the impacts of saltwater intrusion and flooding on the health of agricultural soils. It also discusses management practices to reduce the negative impacts of soil salinity due to saltwater intrusion and/or flooding. Written by Haimanote K. Bayabil, Yuncong Li, Jonathan H. Crane, Bruce Schaffer, Ashley R. Smyth, Shouan Zhang, Edward A. Evans, and Trent Blare, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, May 2022.
Topics & Concepts
Flooding (psychology)Saltwater intrusionIntrusionAgricultureWater resource managementEnvironmental scienceHydrology (agriculture)GeographyEngineeringArchaeologyGroundwaterGeologyGeotechnical engineeringAquiferPsychologyGeochemistryPsychotherapistSoil erosion and sediment transport