With Sea Level Rise, Why Restore the Everglades? 1.Many species may be able to adapt* if given time. Restoration provides freshwater head to offset sea level rise saline transgressions. 2.The Everglades ecosystems will change, but abrupt changes are likely to be less stable and diverse than gradual change. Leonard Pearlstine Archbold Sea Level Rise Workshop, Jan. 18-20, 2009 *Adapt: 1. change or phenotypic plasticity 2. Protect or create corridors & stepping stone habitat 3. Assisted propagation and adaptive breeding 4. Assisted Migration 5. Seed Banks & captive populations