ABSTRACT
Vegetation change in the Everglades is assessed at two spatial and temporal scales. At the broadest scale of physiographic landscapes, changes are evaluated by comparing the spatial extent of landscape units on a reconstructed map of the predrainage Everglades with the coverage of these landscapes today. At a smaller spatial and shorter temporal scale, change in percent cover of plant communities within the remaining physiographic landscapes is measured in 25 square-mile (259-ha) plots during a time interval of 15-21 years of recent management practices.
