Long-term hydrologic effects on marsh plant community structure in the southern Everglades

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 230-241

  Busch, David E ^a,b   Loftus, William F ^a   Bass Jr , Oron L ^a  

^a Everglades National Park   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Florida; Hydroperiod; Macrophyte; Ordination; Periphyton; Shark Slough; Water depth

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MARSHLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY;

USA, FLORIDA, EVERGLADES, SHARK SLOUGH;

BACOPA CAROLINIANA; CLADIUM JAMAICENSE; ELEOCHARIS CELLULOSA; PANICUM HEMITOMON; PASPALIDIUM GEMINATUM; RHYNCOSPORA TRACYI; SAGITTARIA LANCIFOLIA; UTRICULARIA;

EID: 0031794284     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161658     Document Type: Article

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