Southern marl prairies conceptual ecological model

Wetlands

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 821-831

  Davis, Steven M ^a   Gaiser, Evelyn E ^b   Loftus, William F ^c   Huffman, April E ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

American alligator; Cape Sable seaside sparrow; Conceptual ecological model; Ecosystem restoration; Everglades; Marl prairie; Marsh fish populations; Periphyton; Wetland plant communities

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS MIRABILIS; AVES; CHONDRICHTHYES; CLADIUM JAMAICENSE; MIRABILIS; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33746685532     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2005)025[0821:SMPCEM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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