Everglades

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