The Everglades, Florida Bay, and coral reefs of the Florida Keys : an ecosystem sourcebook /: an ecosystem sourcebook. ([2002])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by James W. Porter, Karen G. Porter ; photographs by Clyde Butcher.
• Other Names: Porter, James W (James Watson), 1946-; Porter, Karen G
• Contents: Introduction : the Everglades, Florida Bay, and coral reefs of the Florida Keys : an ecosystem sourcebook / James W. Porter -- The past, present, and future hydrology and ecology of Lake Okeechobee and its watersheds / Alan D. Steinman [and others] -- The effects of altered hydrology on the ecology of the Everglades / Fred Sklar [and others] -- Effects of anthropogenic phosphorus inputs on the Everglades / Paul V. McCormick [and others] -- Quantifying the effects of low-level phosphorus additions on unenriched Everglades wetlands with in situ flumes and phosphorus dosing / Daniel L. Childers [and others] -- Ecological scale and its implications for freshwater fishes in the Florida Everglades / Joel C. Trexler [and others] -- Linkages between the snail kite population and wetland dynamics in a highly fragmented south Florida hydroscape / Wiley M. Kitchens, Robert E. Bennetts and Donald L. DeAngelis -- Multi-taxon analysis of the "white zone, " a common ecotonal feature of south Florida coastal wetlands / Michael S. Ross [and others] -- Modeling ecosystem and population dynamics on the south Florida hydroscape / Donald L. DeAngelis [and others] -- Maps and GIS databases for environmental studies of the Everglades / Roy Welch, Marguerite Madden and Robert Doren -- Nitrous oxide, methane, and carbon dioxide fluxes from south Florida habitats during the transition from dry to wet seasons : potential impacts of Everglades drainage and flooding on the atmosphere / Thomas J. Goreau and William Zamboni de Mello -- Transport processes linking south Florida coastal ecosystems / Thomas N. Lee [and others] -- Regional-scale and long-term transport patterns in the Florida Keys / Ned P. Smith and Patrick A. Pitts -- The transport of terrestrial nutrients to south Florida coastal waters / Larry E. Brand. Linkages between the south Florida peninsula and coastal zone : a sediment-based history of natural and anthropogenic influences / Terry A. Nelsen [and others] -- Rapid remote assessments of salinity and ocean color in Florida Bay / Eurico J. D'Sa [and others] -- Spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton in Florida Bay : utility of algal accessory pigments and remote sensing to assess bloom dynamics / Laurie L. Richardson and Paul V. Zimba -- Modern diatom distributions in Florida Bay : a preliminary analysis / Jacqueline K. Huvane -- Seagrass distribution in south Florida : a multi-agency coordinated monitoring program / James W. Fourqurean [and others] -- Patterns of change in the seagrass-dominated Florida Bay hydroscape / Michael J. Durako, Margaret O. Hall and Manuel Merello -- Linkages between estuarine and reef fish assemblages : enhancement by the presence of well-developed mangrove shorelines / Janet A. Ley and Carole C. McIvor -- Nesting patterns of roseate spoonbills in Florida Bay 1935-1999 : implications of landscape scale anthropogenic impacts / Jerome J. Lorenz [and others] -- A view from the bridge : external and internal forces affecting the ambient water quality of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) / Joseph N. Boyer and Ronald D. Jones -- Biotic phase-shifts in Florida Bay and fore reef communities of the Florida Keys : linkages with historical freshwater flows and nitrogen loading from Everglades runoff / Brian E. Lapointe, William R. Matzie and Peter J. Barile -- Shoreline nutrients and chlorophyll a in the Florida Keys, 1994-1997 : a preliminary analysis / Brian D. Keller and Arthur Itkin. Tidal and meteorological influences on shallow marine groundwater flow in the upper Florida Keys / Christopher D. Reich [and others] -- The "ostrich" component of the multiple stressor model : undermining south Florida / Sydney T. Bacchus -- Detection of coral reef change by the Florida Keys Coral Reef Monitoring Project / James W. Porter [and others] -- The influence of nearshore waters on corals of the Florida reef tract / Clayton B. Cook [and others] -- Differential coral recruitment patterns in the Florida Keys / Jennifer I. Tougas and James W. Porter -- Aspergillosis of sea fan corals : disease dynamics in the Florida Keys / Kiho Kim and C. Drew Harvell -- Water quality concerns in the Florida Keys : sources, effects, and solutions / William L. Kruczynski and Fred McManus -- The role of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative / Billy D. Causey -- The role of a nonprofit organization, Reef Relief, in protecting coral reefs / DeeVon Quirolo -- Patterns of coral reef development in the Negril Marine Park : necessity for a whole watershed management plan / Karen G. Porter [and others] -- Community-based water quality and coral reef monitoring in the Negril Marine Park, Jamaica : land-based nutrient inputs and their ecological consequences / Brian E. Lapointe and Katy Thacker.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (1000 pages), illustrations (some color), maps
• Subjects: 577.6/09759; Ecology; Ecohydrology -- Florida; Wetland ecology -- Florida -- Everglades; Marine ecology -- Florida -- Florida Bay; Coral reef ecology -- Florida -- Florida Keys; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry) -- (Environmental); NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; NATURE -- Ecology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Coral reef ecology; Ecohydrology; Marine ecology; Wetland ecology; Florida; Florida -- Everglades; Florida -- Florida Keys; Gulf of Mexico -- Florida Bay; Florida; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420039415; 9781420039412; 0849320267; 9780849320262
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.