The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem, Second Edition

Thomas E. Lodge

ISBN 10: 1884015069 / ISBN 13: 9781884015069

Editore: CRC Press, 1994

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The Everglades Handbook is an important new reference that provides the reader with a wealth of information on the entire ecosystem-upstream and downstream. This unique book starts with a brief description of the regions geology and geography. The origin of the Everglades is explained and an historic overview is presented. Plant communities and animal groups are covered, detailing their biogeography and functional roles within the system. The impact of hurricanes (including Andrew) on the ecosystem is discussed. The effect of man on the Everglades and the basic tenets for ecosystem restoration provide an important and final chapter. Fifty-two beautiful black and white photographs, along with eight maps and diagrams, complement the information presented. This book is important reading and a necessary reference for anyone interested in the Everglades ecosystem. Completely referenced, it also serves as a guide to the vast literature on the Everglades.

Contenuti: Introduction by Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Part I: BACKGROUND
The Everglades in Space and Time
Florida, Geologic Time, and Plate Tectonics
Land, Sea Level, and Climate
An Ecosystem Overview
A Unique and Valuable Ecosystem
Terms and Definitions
The Historic Everglades
Origin of the Everglades
Part II: ENVIRONMENTS OF THE EVERGLADES REGION
Freshwater Marshes: Water, Weather, and Fire
Marsh Vegetation and Plant Communities
Periphyton
Marsh Soils
Water Quality
Weather and Fire
Wetland Tree Islands
Bay Heads
Willows and Willow Heads
Cypress and Cypress Heads
Pond Apple/Custard Apple
Role and Integrity of Tree Islands
Tropical Hardwood Hammocks
The Hammock Environment
Tree Height
The Strangler Fig
Hammocks and Fire
Unpleasant Aspects of Hammocks
Hammocks and Wildlife
Pinelands
Pinelands and Fire
Endemic Plants and the Rocky Pinelands
Mangrove Swamps
Kinds of Mangroves
Mangrove Swamps and Everglades Wildlife
Mangrove Swamps and Marine Fisheries
Mangrove Swamps and Soil Building
Mangroves and Hypersalinity
Mangrove Reproduction and Dispersal
Legal Protection of Mangroves
Mangroves and Mosquitoes
Visiting a Mangrove Swamp
Coastal Lowland Vegetation-and Hurricanes!
Impacts of Hurricane Andrew on the Everglades
Hurricane Frequency and Environmental Impact in Southern Florida
Impacts of Hurricane Donna
The Hurricane Legacy: Coastal Lowland Vegetation
Hurricanes and Glacial Cycles
Coastal Estuarine and Marine Waters
Florida Bay: A Geologist's Classroom
The Gulf of Mexico
Oysters and Mangrove Swamps
Part III: BIOGEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA
Origins of the Flora and Fauna
Tropical Versus Subtropical
Elements of the Flora
Origin of the Tropical Flora
Origin of the Temperate Flora
Origin of the Fauna
Invertebrates
Marine Invertebrates
Freshwater Invertebrates
Terrestrial Invertebrates
Importance of Invertebrates
Freshwater Fishes
Primary Freshwater Fishes
Secondary Freshwater Fishes
Peripheral Freshwater Fishes
The Florida Gar
Introduced Fishes
Freshwater Fishes and the Food Chain
The Fisherman's Perspective
Marine and Estuarine Fishes
Diversity of Marine and Estuarine Fishes
Game Fishes
Mullet
Importance of the Marine and Estuarine Fishes
Amphibians
The Importance of Amphibians
Reptiles
The American Alligator
The American Crocodile
Mammals
Native Terrestrial Mammals
The Florida Panther
Marine Mammals
Birds
Breeding Land Birds
Breeding Water Birds
Feeding Behavior of Wading Birds
Wading Bird Rookeries
Threatened and Endangered Species
A Contest of Beauty
Part IV:ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Man and the Everglades
Specimen Collecting
Off-Road Vehicles
Introduced Species
Hydrology and Land Use
Decline of Wildlife
Water Quality Impacts
Mercury
Eustrongylidosus
Florida Bay
Solving the Problems: Everglades Restoration
The Short-Term Prognosis: The Next Few Decades
The Long-Term View
Index

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Titolo: The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the ...
Casa editrice: CRC Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1994
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good
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