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Tree Islands of the Everglades

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  • © 2002

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  1. Fred H. Sklar

    1. South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, USA

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  2. Arnold Valk

    1. Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages n1-iv
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  2. Tree Islands of the Everglades: An Overview

    • Fred H. Sklar, Arnold van der Valk
    Pages 1-18

  3. Tree Island Ecosystems of the World

    • Paul R. Wetzel
    Pages 19-69

  4. Bayhead Tree Islands on Deep Peats of the Northeastern Everglades

    • Peter A. Stone, Patrick J. Gleason, Gail L. Chmura
    Pages 71-115

  5. Paleoecological Insights on Fixed Tree Island Development in the Florida Everglades: I. Environmental Controls

    • Debra A. Willard, James B. Murray, Charles W. Holmes, Michael S. Korvela, Daniel Mason, William H. Orem et al.
    Pages 117-151

  6. Nutrient Geochemistry of Sediments from Two Tree Islands in Water Conservation Area 3B, the Everglades, Florida

    • William H. Orem, Debra A. Willard, Harry E. Lerch, Anne L. Bates, Ann Boylan, Margo Comm
    Pages 153-186

  7. The Archaeology of Everglades Tree Islands

    • Robert S. Carr
    Pages 187-206

  8. Water Depth Tolerances of Dominant Tree Island Species: What do We Know?

    • William H. Conner, Thomas W. Doyle, Daniel Mason
    Pages 207-223

  9. Vegetation Pattern and Process in Tree Islands of the Southern Everglades and Adjacent Areas

    • Thomas V. Armentano, David T. Jones, Michael S. Ross, Brandon W. Gamble
    Pages 225-281

  10. Tree Island Vegetation and Water Management in the Central Everglades

    • Lorraine Heisler, D. Timothy Towles, Laura A. Brandt, Robert T. Pace
    Pages 283-309

  11. Tree Islands of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

    • Laura A. Brandt, Jennifer E. Silveira, Wiley M. Kitchens
    Pages 311-335

  12. Vegetation, Peat Elevation and Peat Depth on Two Tree Islands in Water Conservation Area 3-A

    • Daniel H. Mason, Arnold van der Valk
    Pages 337-356

  13. Analysis of Tree Island Vegetation Communities

    • Paul R. Wetzel
    Pages 357-389

  14. Occurrence of Wildlife on Tree Islands in the Southern Everglades

    • Walter E. Meshaka Jr., Ray Snow, Oron L. Bass Jr., William B. Robertson Jr.
    Pages 391-427

  15. Effects of Tree Island Size and Water on the Population Dynamics of Small Mammals in the Everglades

    • Michael S. Gaines, Christopher R. Sasso, James E. Diffendorfer, Harald Beck
    Pages 429-444

  16. Habitat-Use Patterns of Avian Seed Dispersers in the Central Everglades

    • Dale E. Gawlik, Peg Gronemeyer, Robert A. Powell
    Pages 445-468

  17. Spatial Simulations of Tree Islands for Everglades Restoration

    • Yegang Wu, Ken Rutchey, Weihe Guan, Les Vilchek, Fred H. Sklar
    Pages 469-498

  18. What We Know and Should Know about Tree Islands

    • Arnold van der Valk, Fred Sklar
    Pages 499-522

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 523-541
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PREFACE Within the Florida Everglades, tree islands, which cover only a small percentofthis ecosystem, historically have provided essential habitat for a wide variety ofterrestrial and amphibious plants, birds, and animals. These tree islands, however, have been one ofits least studied features. Because of their less flood tolerant vegetation, tree islands are one ofthe most sensitive components ofthe Everglades to changes in hydrology, and many tree islands have been lost during periods when water levels have been abnormally high or low. Their sensitivity to water level changes makes tree islands potentially one ofthe best and surest measures ofthe overall hydrologic health of the Everglades. Consequently, the maintenance of healthy, functioning tree islands and the restoration ofthose that have been lost will be an important performance measures that will be used tojudge the success ofthe Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). A symposium, Tree Islands ofthe Everglades, was held on July 14 and 15, 1998 at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. It was sponsored by Florida Center for Environmental Studies and the South Florida WaterManagement District. This was the first scientific meeting ever devoted to tree islands. The organizers of this symposium were Drs. Arnold van der Valk, Florida Center for Environmental Studies and Iowa State University, Fred Sklar, South Florida Water Management District, and Wiley Kitchens, United States Geological Survey.

Editors and Affiliations

  • South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, USA

    Fred H. Sklar

  • Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

    Arnold Valk

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