Influence of changing water sources and mineral chemistry on the everglades ecosystem

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 28-63

  McCormick, Paul V ^a,b   Harvey, Judson W ^c   Crawford, Eric S ^a,b  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

conductivity; Everglades; hydrology; minerotrophy; peatlands; periphyton; vegetation; wetlands

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY; EVERGLADES; MINEROTROPHY; PEAT LAND; PERIPHYTONS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; VEGETATION; WATER; WETLANDS;

SILICATE MINERALS;

MINERAL;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MACROPHYTE; METHYLMERCURY; MINERAL; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PEATLAND; PERIPHYTON; PHOSPHORUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SULFATE; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYDROLOGY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PEATLAND; PERIPHYTON; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951828701     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2010.530921     Document Type: Article

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