Everglades: The Ecosystem and Its Restoration / Edition 1

by Steve Davis, John C. Ogden

Overview

The 31 chapters provide a wealth of previously unpublished information, plus topic syntheses, for a wide range of ecological parameters.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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367402150
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Pages:	860
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Davis, Steve; Ogden, John C.

Table of Contents

Contents: The Everglades Issues in a Broader PerspectiveIntroduction, Ecosystems as Products of Spatially and Temporally Varying Driving Forces, Ecological Processes, and Landscapes: A Theoretical Perspective, Wetland Ecosystem Protection, Management, and Restoration: An International Perspective, Water Control in the Everglades: A Historical Perspective, Everglades Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future, Changes in Freshwater Inflow from the Everglades to Florida Bay Including Effects on Biota and Biotic Processes: A Review. Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Ecosystem Driving Forces Age, Origin, and Landscape Evolution of the Everglades Peatland, Sea Level Control on Stability of Everglades Wetlands. The Climate of South Florida and Its Role in Shaping the Everglades Ecosystem, A Computer Model to Simulate Natural Everglades Hydrology. Fire Patterns in the Southern Everglades, Synthesis: Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of the Environment. Vegetation Components and ProcessesVegetation of the Everglades: Determinants of Community Composition, The Biology, Distribution, and Ecological Consequences of Melaleuca quinquenervia in the Everglades, Phosphorus Inputs and Vegetation Sensitivity in the Everglades, Periphyton in the Everglades: Spatial Variation, Environmental Correlates, and Ecological Implications, Landscape Dimension, Composition, and Function in a Changing Everglades Ecosystem, Synthesis: Vegetation Pattern and Process in the Everglades Ecosystem, IV. Faunal Components and ProcessesLong-Term Dynamics of an Everglades Small-Fish Assemblage, Ecology of the American Alligator in a Seasonally Fluctuating Environment, The Snail Kite in the Florida Everglades: A Food Specialist in a Changing Environment, A Comparison of Wading Bird Nesting Colony Dynamics (1931-1946 and 1974-1989) as an Indication of Ecosystem Conditions in the Southern Everglades, Nutrient Transport by Wading Birds in the Everglades, Foraging Habitat of Wading Birds in the Water Conse

Editorial Reviews

"Everglades is an extraordinary 825-page compendium of scientific information, and I commend the editors for bringing it to publication...Every wetland scientist and every decision maker with responsibility for water diversion projects should understand this case history and the message of these 57 authors."
Joy B. Zedler, Pacific Estuarine Research Lab, State University, San Diego

"The editors, sponsoring agents, and publisher all deserve credit and thanks for walking a very long mile-it is a benchmark work."
Larry D. Harris, Center for Biological Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville

"This is the best book ever published on a single wetland or wetland type. Those with an interest in the Everglades or other subtropical or tropical wetland will find it indispensable.
Arnold G. van der Valk

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