Main Title |
Ecosystems analysis of the Big Cypress Swamp and estuaries / |
Author |
Carter, M. R. ;
Burns, L. A. ;
Cavinder, T. R. ;
Dugger, K. R. ;
Fore., P. L.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. |
Publisher |
Environmental Protection Agency ; Distributed by National Technical Information Service, |
Year Published |
1973 |
Report Number |
EPA 904/9-74-002; DI-SFEP-74-51 |
Stock Number |
PB-233 070 |
OCLC Number |
06618245 |
Subjects |
Swamp ecology--Florida--Big Cypress Swamp ;
Estuarine ecology--Florida--Big Cypress Swamp ;
Big Cypress Swamp (Fla) ;
Ecologia Marinha
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Additional Subjects |
Big Cypress Swamp ;
Ecology ;
Geomorphology ;
Swamps ;
Estuaries ;
Primary biological productivity ;
Florida ;
Drainage ;
Climatology ;
Recommendations ;
Hydrology ;
Sediment transport ;
Detritus ;
Fisheries ;
Aquatic biology ;
Water chemistry ;
Ecosystems ;
Wetlands
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 904/9-74-002 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
09/30/2013 |
EKCD |
EPA 904/9-74-002 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
12/12/2018 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 904-9-74-002 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 904-9-74-002 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/17/2014 |
NTIS |
PB-233 070 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
approximately 400 pages in various pagings : diagrams, graphs, maps ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a two year study to obtain necessary biological and hydrological information for objective planning of wise use of south Florida's land, water, wildlife and fisheries resources. Field investigations during 1971-1972 intensively examined the details of biotic community interactions with hydrologic conditions of disturbed and relatively unaffected regions of the Big Cypress Swamp and contiguous tidal wetlands and estuaries. Process studies and experimental manipulation models were formulated for the various components of the ecosystem. Study results demonstrate the total dependence of the South Florida ecosystem on the hydroperiod. Canal drainage of upland wetlands which include cypress swamps and wet-prairies effected a 10 fold decrease in primary productivity. Drainage also effected a thinning of the forest canopy and induced a reduction in the rate of forest litter decomposition resulting in a buildup of litter as increased fuel sources for destructive wildfires. |
Notes |
Cover title. "PB-233 070." Includes bibliographical references. |