Monitoring of Tree Island Conditions in the Southern Everglades: The Effects of Hurricanes and Hydrology on the Status and Population Dynamics of Sixteen Tropical Hardwood Hammock Tree Islands

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Title:
Monitoring of Tree Island Conditions in the Southern Everglades: The Effects of Hurricanes and Hydrology on the Status and Population Dynamics of Sixteen Tropical Hardwood Hammock Tree Islands
Creator:
Pablo L. Ruiz
Jay P. Sah
Michael S. Ross
Diana L. Rodriguez
Allison M. Lambert
Publisher:
Florida International University. Southeast Environmental Research Center
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Language:
English

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General Note:
Assessing the “performance” of these forested ecosystems, i.e., tropical hardwood hammocks, requires a better understanding of their reference condition, functioning, and ability to respond to and recover from periodic stresses (e.g., fire, windstorms, flooding, and/or drought), as well as their response to landscape level hydrologic modifications and management decisions. With this as the backdrop, we set forth on a multi-year intensive monitoring and assessment study of tropical hardwood hammocks within two distinct hydrologic regions in the southern Everglades.

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Florida International University
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FI14040718