ABSTRACT
The State of the State ....................................................................................................................677 Twentieth Century Toll ...........................................................................................................677 Modification of the Multiple Stressor Model ........................................................................684
Swiss Cheese..................................................................................................................................687 Down and Out.........................................................................................................................687 Mainlining...............................................................................................................................701 Too Much of a Good Thing....................................................................................................707 In the Heat of the Moment .....................................................................................................719
Preserves in Peril ...........................................................................................................................720 Is Money the Solution … or the Problem?............................................................................720 Canaries in the Mine Shaft.....................................................................................................723 Predisposition to Disease, and Beyond ..................................................................................726
The Need to Rescale ......................................................................................................................730 Landscape vs. Regional Scale ................................................................................................730 Parts per Million vs. Parts per Billion and Trillion ...............................................................732 Quick Fix: Short-Term Uses vs. Long-Term Abuses of Undermining Florida.....................735
Adjusting the Course .....................................................................................................................735 Conclusions and Recommendations ..............................................................................................738
