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Main Title Hydrology and ecology of freshwater wetlands in central Florida : a primer /
Author Haag, Kim H.
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Lee, T. M.
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Year Published 2010
OCLC Number 476361758
ISBN 9781411326194 (softcover : alk. paper); 1411326199 (softcover : alk. paper)
Subjects Wetland hydrology--Florida ; Wetland ecology--Florida ; Wetlands--Florida
Internet Access
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http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1342/
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ELBM  QE75.C5 2010 no.1342 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 08/02/2011
Collation vii, 138 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Prepared in cooperation with the St. Johns River Water Management District, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and Tampa Bay Water." Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-107).
Contents Notes
Classification and distribution of wetlands in the central Florida landscape -- Physical setting of central Florida wetlands -- Physiographic features and wetland physical characteristics -- Geologic and hydrogeologic framework -- Hydrology of central Florida wetlands -- Cyclical changes in rainfall and the influence of evapotranspiration -- Surface-water flow in wetland drainage basins -- Infiltration, groundwater movement, and groundwater/surface-water interactions -- Monitoring hydrologic characteristics in wetlands -- Water quality and soils in wetlands -- Ecology of freshwater wetlands in central Florida -- Bacteria and algae -- Communities of aquatic plants -- Forested wetlands -- Shrub/scrub wetlands -- Emergent wetlands -- Pond and aquatic bed wetlands -- Aquatic insects and other invertebrates -- Fish, amphibians, and reptiles -- Birds and other wildlife -- Effects of fire on wetland ecology -- Human activities that affect wetlands in central Florida -- Wetland protection -- Wetland mitigation -- Wetland alteration and destruction -- Potential effects of global climate change on wetlands -- Wetlands in central Florida : a summary of our understanding.