Digital Environmental Resource Library (DERL)


DERL, the Digital Environmental Resource Library is a Florida based organization - centered at St. Thomas University and originating in partnership with DERM (the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management). Its mission is two-part: develop and maintain a full-text image database by partnering with government and non-government organizations; locate, scan and catalog unique and previously un-digitized publications useful to teachers, researchers, students and residents interested in the long-term health of Florida's terrestrial, aquatic, and urban environments. Database includes locally produced scientific reports; federal, state and local government documents; and short popular publications reflecting need-to-know information. L. Bryan Cooper, Editor and Director of The Digital Environmental Resource Library St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida

Florida's Mangroves
Florida Marine Research Institute, April 2006

Spoil Islands of the Indian River Lagoon, Brevard County
Florida Bureau of Aquatic Preserves, April 2006

If You're Boating in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Be Cautious in the Seagrass Meadows
Florida Department of Natural Resources, January 1998

Seagrasses Found in Florida: A Guide to the Marine Flowering Plants
Florida Bureau of Protected Species Management, January 1995

The Underwater World of Florida's Seagrasses
Florida Marine Research Institute, January 1994