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Author:

Lodge, Thomas E., 1943-

Title:

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

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

CRC Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xxxiv, 302 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Swamp ecology--Everglades.--Everglades.
Swamp animals--Everglades.--Everglades.
Swamp plants--Everglades.--Everglades.
Everglades (Fla.)
Ecosystem management--Everglades.--Everglades.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 255-287).

Contents:

The Everglades in space and time -- An ecosystem overview -- Freshwater marshes: water, weather, and fire -- Tree islands -- Tropical hardwood hammocks -- Pinelands -- The big cypress swamp -- Mangrove swamps -- Coastal lowland vegetation ... and hurricanes! -- Coastal estuarine and marine waters -- Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades headwaters -- Origins of the flora and fauna -- Invertebrates -- Freshwater fishes -- Marine and estuarine fishes -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Synthesis - ecological relationships and processes in the Everglades region -- Man and the Everglades.

ISBN:

9781566706148 (alk. paper)
1566706149 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2004045726

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)