Title The Everglades handbook : understanding the ecosystem / Thomas E. Lodge

Edition Second edition Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [2005] ©2005

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W'BOOL	577.680975939 Lod/Ehu 2004		AVAILABLE

Description xxxiv, 302 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm Contents Introduction to the first edition / Marjory Stoneman Douglas -- Recollections - introduction to the second edition / Taylor R. Alexander -- Ch. 1. The Everglades in space and time -- Ch. 2. An ecosystem overview -- Ch. 3. Freshwater marshes : water, weather, and fire -- Ch. 4. Tree islands -- Ch. 5. Tropical hardwood hammocks -- Ch. 6. Pinelands -- Ch. 7. The big cypress swamp -- Ch. 8. Mangrove swamps -- Ch. 9. Coastal lowland vegetation ... and hurricanes! -- Ch. 10. Coastal estuarine and marine waters -- Ch. 11. Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades headwaters -- Ch. 12. Origins of the flora and fauna -- Ch. 13. Invertebrates -- Ch. 14. Freshwater fishes -- Ch. 15. Marine and estuarine fishes -- Ch. 16. Amphibians -- Ch. 17. Reptiles -- Ch. 18. Mammals -- Ch. 19. Birds -- Ch. 20. Synthesis - ecological relationships and processes in the Everglades region -- Ch. 21. Man and the Everglades Notes Previous ed.: 1995 Formerly CIP. Uk Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-287) Subject Swamp ecology -- Florida -- Everglades. Swamp animals -- Florida -- Everglades. Swamp plants -- Florida -- Everglades. Ecosystem management -- Florida -- Everglades. SUBJECT Everglades (Fla.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045981 LC no. 2004045726 ISBN 1566706149 alkaline paper

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