Groundwater's significance to changing hydrology, water chemistry, and biological communities of a floodplain ecosystem, Everglades, South Florida, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 185-201

  Harvey, Judson W ^a   McCormick, Paul V ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Contamination; Everglades; Groundwater surface water relations; Paleohydrology; USA; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; INFLOW; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59549088924     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0379-x     Document Type: Article

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