Everglades | The Ecosystem and Its Restoration | Steve Davis, John C.

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ABSTRACT

The 31 chapters provide a wealth of previously unpublished information, plus topic syntheses, for a wide range of ecological parameters. These include the physical driving forces that created and continue to shape the Everglades and patterns and processes of its flora and fauna. The book summarizes recent studies of the region's vegetation, alligat

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part I|2 pages

The EVERGLADES ISSUES in a BROADER PERSPECTIVE

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|20 pages

Ecosystems as Products of Spatially and Temporally Varying Driving Forces, Ecological Processes, and Landscapes: A Theoretical Perspective

chapter 3|18 pages

Wetland Ecosystem Protection, Management, and Restoration: An International Perspective

chapter 4|38 pages

Water Control in the Everglades: A Historical Perspective

chapter 5|32 pages

Everglades Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future

chapter 6|30 pages

Changes in Freshwater Inflow from the Everglades to Florida Bay Including Effects on Biota and Biotic Processes: A Review

part II|2 pages

SPATIAL and TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS of ECOSYSTEM DRIVING FORCES

chapter 7|50 pages

Age, Origin, and Landscape Evolution of the Everglades Peatland

chapter 8|26 pages

Sea Level Control on Stability of Everglades Wetlands

chapter 9|24 pages

The Climate of South Florida and Its Role in Shaping the Everglades Ecosystem

chapter 10|42 pages

A Computer Model to Simulate Natural Everglades Hydrology

chapter 11|16 pages

Fire Patterns in the Southern Everglades

chapter 12|14 pages

Synthesis: Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of the Environment

part III|2 pages

VEGETATION COMPONENTS and PROCESSES

chapter 13|18 pages

Vegetation of the Everglades: Determinants of Community Composition

chapter 14|16 pages

The Biology, Distribution, and Ecological Consequences of Melaleuca quinquenervia in the Everglades

chapter 15|22 pages

Phosphorus Inputs and Vegetation Sensitivity in the Everglades

chapter 16|40 pages

Periphyton in the Everglades: Spatial Variation, Environmental Correlates, and Ecological Implications

chapter 17|38 pages

Landscape Dimension, Composition, and Function in a Changing Everglades Ecosystem

chapter 18|14 pages

Synthesis: Vegetation Pattern and Process in the Everglades Ecosystem

part IV|2 pages

FAUNAL COMPONENTS and PROCESSES

chapter 19|24 pages

Long-Term Dynamics of an Everglades Small-Fish Assemblage

chapter 20|22 pages

0 Ecology of the American Alligator in a Seasonally Fluctuating

chapter 21|26 pages

The Snail Kite in the Florida Everglades: A Food Specialist in a Changing Environment

chapter 22|38 pages

A Comparison of Wading Bird Nesting Colony Dynamics (1931-1946 and 1974-1989) as an Indication of Ecosystem Conditions in the Southern Everglades

chapter 23|14 pages

Nutrient Transport by Wading Birds in the Everglades

chapter 24|30 pages

Foraging Habitat of Wading Birds in the Water Conservation Areas of the Everglades

chapter 25|44 pages

Relationships among Wading Bird Foraging Patterns, Colony Locations, and Hydrology in the Everglades

chapter 26|34 pages

Factors Affecting Reproductive Success of Wading Birds (Ciconiiformes) in the Everglades Ecosystem

chapter 27|16 pages

7 Landscape, White-Tailed Deer, and the Distribution of Florida

chapter 28|30 pages

The Faunal Chapters: Contexts, Synthesis, and Departures

part V|2 pages

TOWARD ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

chapter 29|16 pages

The Structure and Dynamics of the Everglades System: Guidelines for Ecosystem Restoration

chapter 30|12 pages

0 A Screening of Water Policy Alternatives for Ecological

chapter 31|28 pages

Toward Ecosystem Restoration