Changes in plant communities relative to hydrologic conditions in the Florida Everglades

Wetlands

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-23

  David, Peter G ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Everglades; Florida; Hydrology; Hydroperiod; Plant communities; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002229107     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03160642     Document Type: Article

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