Some Aspects of the Effects of the Quantity of Water on Biological Communities in Everglades National Park
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Title:
Some Aspects of the Effects of the Quantity of Water on Biological Communities in Everglades National Park Open File Report 69007
Creator:
Kolipinski, Milton C.
Higer, Aaron L.
U.S. Geological Survey ( contributor )
National Park Service ( contributor )
Publisher:
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Language:
English

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Subjects / Keywords:
Everglades National Park (Fla.) -- water quality

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Abstract:
Hydrobiological investigations in Everglades National Park are summarized under four main topics: (1) vegetative changes, (2) population dynamics of animals, (3) repopulation of small aquatic animals after droughts, and (4) water-quality characteristics. Changes of vegetation in Shark River Slough from 1940 to 1964, as photographs, determined from analysis of aerial photographs showed a decrease in acreage of wet prairie communities and an increase in sawgrass marshes and woody vegetation. The apparent reasons for the changes are shortened wet periods, increase in fires, and loss of soil. A long-range program of quantitative sampling of small fishes and aquatic invertebrates in Shark River Slough began in 1965. Preliminary findings indicate that long wet periods result (1) in an abundance of small aquatic animals, and (2) the successful formation of wading bird rookeries.
Ownership:
Special Collections General, Special Collections & University Archives, Green Library, Florida International University.

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Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
Special Collections & University Archives, Green Library, Florida International University
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