The Everglades handbook : understanding the ecosystem / Thomas E. Lodge.

Author/creator Lodge, Thomas E., 1943-
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxxxiv, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents The Everglades in space and time -- An ecosystem overview -- Freshwater marshes: water, weather, and fire -- Tree islands -- Tropical hardwood hammocks -- Pinelands -- The big cypress swamp -- Mangrove swamps -- Coastal lowland vegetation... and hurricanes! -- Coastal estuarine and marine waters -- Lake Okeechobee and Everglades headwaters -- Origins of the flora and fauna -- Invertebrates -- Freshwater fishes -- Marine and estuarine fishes -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Synthesis - ecological relationships and processes in the Everglades region -- Man and the Everglades.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-287) and index.
LCCN 2004045726
ISBN1566706149 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QH105.F6 L63 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold