Projected Reorganization of Florida Bay Seagrass Communities in Response to the Increased Freshwater Inflow of Everglades Restoration

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 973-992

  Herbert, Darrell Anthony ^a   Perry, William B ^b   Cosby, Bernard J ^c   Fourqurean, James W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Everglades National Park   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic habitat; Ecosystem restoration; Everglades; Florida Bay; Hydrology; Modeling; Salinity; Seagrass; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; PREDICTION; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

HALODULE WRIGHTII; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 79960835352     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9388-4     Document Type: Article

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