Everglades - Steve Davis, John C. Ogden

Everglades

The Ecosystem and Its Restoration
Buch | Hardcover
860 Seiten
1994
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-9634030-2-5 (ISBN)
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Offers an information and topic synthesis for a wide range of ecological parameters. This book summarizes studies of the Everglades' vegetation, alligator, wading birds, and endangered species such as the snail kite and Florida panther. It covers the techniques and systems that can be applied to ecosystems around the world.
The 31 chapters provide a wealth of previously unpublished information, plus topic syntheses, for a wide range of ecological parameters.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, alligators, wading birds, and endangered species such as the snail kite and Florida panther. This referee-reviewed volume is the product of collaboration among 58 international authors from 27 institutional affiliations over nearly five years.
The book concludes with a synthesis of system-wide restoration hypotheses, as they apply to the Everglades, that represent the integration and a collective viewpoint from the preceding 30 chapters. Techniques and systems learned here can be applied to ecosystems around the world.

Davis, Steve; Ogden, John C.

The Everglades Issues in a Broader Perspective
Introduction, Steven M. Davis and John C. Ogden
Ecosystems as Products of Spatially and Temporally Varying Driving Forces, Ecological Processes, and Landscapes: A Theoretical Perspective, Donald L. DeAngelis and Peter S. White
Wetland Ecosystem Protection, Management, and Restoration: An International Perspective, E. Maltby and P. J. Dugan
Water Control in the Everglades: A Historical Perspective, Stephen S. Light and J. Walter Dineen
Everglades Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future, G. H. Snyder and J. M. Davidson
Changes in Freshwater Inflow from the Everglades to Florida Bay Including Effects on Biota and Biotic Processes: A Review, Carole C. McIvor, Janet A. Ley, and Robin D. Bjork

II. Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Ecosystem Driving Forces
Age, Origin, and Landscape Evolution of the Everglades Peatland, Patrick J. Gleason and Peter Stone
Sea Level Control on Stability of Everglades Wetlands, Harold R. Wanless, Randall W. Parkinson, and Lenore P. Tedesco
The Climate of South Florida and Its Role in Shaping the Everglades Ecosystem, M. J. Duever, J. F. Meeder, L. C. Meeder, and J. M. McCollom
A Computer Model to Simulate Natural Everglades Hydrology, Robert J. Fennema, Calvin J. Neidrauer, Robert A. Johnson, Thomas K. MacVicar, and William A. Perkins
Fire Patterns in the Southern Everglades, L. H. Gunderson and J. R. Snyder
Synthesis: Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of the Environment, Donald L. DeAngelis

III. Vegetation Components and Processes
Vegetation of the Everglades: Determinants of Community Composition, Lance H. Gunderson
The Biology, Distribution, and Ecological Consequences of Melaleuca quinquenervia in the Everglades, Michael J. Bodle, Amy P. Ferriter, and Daniel D. Thayer
Phosphorus Inputs and Vegetation Sensitivity in the Everglades, Steven M. Davis
Periphyton in the Everglades: Spatial Variation, Environmental Correlates, and Ecological Implications, Joan A. Browder, Patrick J. Gleason, and David R. Swift
Landscape Dimension, Composition, and Function in a Changing Everglades Ecosystem, Steven M. Davis, Lance H. Gunderson, Winifred A. Park, John R. Richardson, and Jennifer E. Mattson
Synthesis: Vegetation Pattern and Process in the Everglades Ecosystem, Peter S. White

IV. Faunal Components and Processes
Long-Term Dynamics of an Everglades Small-Fish Assemblage, William F. Loftus and Anne-Marie Eklund
Ecology of the American Alligator in a Seasonally Fluctuating Environment, Frank J. Mazzotti and Laura A. Brandt
The Snail Kite in the Florida Everglades: A Food Specialist in a Changing Environment, Robert E. Bennetts, Michael W. Collopy, and James A. Rodgers, Jr.
A Comparison of Wading Bird Nesting Colony Dynamics (1931-1946 and 1974-1989) as an Indication of Ecosystem Conditions in the Southern Everglades, John C. Ogden
Nutrient Transport by Wading Birds in the Everglades, Peter C. Frederick and George V. N. Powell
Foraging Habitat of Wading Birds in the Water Conservation Areas of the Everglades, Wayne Hoffman, G. Thomas Bancroft, and Richard J. Sawicki
Relationships among Wading Bird Foraging Patterns, Colony Locations, and Hydrology in the Everglades, G. Thomas Bancroft, Allan M. Strong, Richard J. Sawicki, Wayne Hoffman, and Susan D. Jewell
Factors Affecting Reproductive Success of Wading Birds (Ciconiiformes) in the Everglades Ecosystem, Peter C. Frederick and Marilyn G. Spalding
Landscape, White-Tailed Deer, and the Distribution of Florida Panthers in the Everglades, Tommy R. Smith and Oron L. Bass, Jr.
The Faunal Chapters: Contexts, Synthesis, and Departures, William B. Robertson, Jr. and Peter C. Frederick

V. Toward Ecosystem Restoration
The Structure and Dynamics of the Everglades System: Guidelines for Ecosystem Restoration, C. S. Holling, Lance H. Gunderson, and Carl J. Walters
A Screening of Water Policy Alternatives for Ecological Restoration in the Everglades, Carl J. Walters and Lance H. Gunderson
Toward Ecosystem Restoration, Steven M. Davis and John C. Ogden
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.1.1994
Verlagsort Bosa Roca
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 1724 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10 0-9634030-2-8 / 0963403028
ISBN-13 978-0-9634030-2-5 / 9780963403025
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