The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys

An Ecosystem Sourcebook

James Porter

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2001
• Print ISBN:
  9780849320262
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781420039412
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Providing a synthesis of basic and applied research, The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook takes an encyclopedic look at how to study and manage ecosystems connected by surface and subsurface water movements. The book examines the South Florida hydroscape, a series of ecosystems linked by hydrolog

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Foreword
• About the Editors
• Table of Contents
• Introduction: The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook
• 1. The Past, Present, and Future Hydrology and Ecology of Lake Okeechobee and Its Watersheds
• 2. The Effects of Altered Hydrology on the Ecology of the Everglades
• 3. Effects of Anthropogenic Phosphorus Inputs on the Everglades
• 4. Quantifying the Effects of Low-Level Phosphorus Additions on Unenriched Everglades Wetlands with In Situ Flumes and Phosphorus Dosing
• 5. Ecological Scale and Its Implications for Freshwater Fishes in the Florida Everglades
• 6. Linkages Between the Snail Kite Population and Wetland Dynamics in a Highly Fragmented South Florida Hydroscape
• 7. Multi-Taxon Analysis of the “White Zone,” a Common Ecotonal Feature of South Florida Coastal Wetlands
• 8. Modeling Ecosystem and Population Dynamics on the South Florida Hydroscape
• 9. Maps and GIS Databases for Environmental Studies of the Everglades
• 10. 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
• 11. Transport Processes Linking South Florida Coastal Ecosystems
• 12. Regional-Scale and Long-Term Transport Patterns in the Florida Keys
• 13. The Transport of Terrestrial Nutrients to South Florida Coastal Waters
• 14. Linkages Betweenthe South Florida Peninsula and Coastal Zone: A Sediment-Based History of Natural and Anthropogenic Influences
• 15. Rapid Remote Assessments of Salinity and Ocean Color in Florida Bay
• 16. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Phytoplankton in Florida Bay: Utility of Algal Accessory Pigments and Remote Sensing to Assess Bloom Dynamics
• 17. Modern Diatom Distributions in Florida Bay: A Preliminary Analysis
• 18. Seagrass Distribution in South Florida: A Multi-Agency Coordinated Monitoring Program
• 19. Patterns of Change in the Seagrass Dominated Florida Bay Hydroscape
• 20. Linkages Between Estuarine and Reef Fish Assemblages: Enhancement by the Presence of Well-Developed Mangrove Shorelines
• 21. Nesting Patterns of Roseate Spoonbills in Florida Bay 1935–1999: Implications of Landscape Scale Anthropogenic Impacts
• 22. A View from the Bridge: External and Internal Forces Affecting the Ambient Water Quality of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)
• 23. 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
• 24. Shoreline Nutrients and Chlorophyll a in the Florida Keys, 1994–1997: A Preliminary Analysis
• 25. Tidal and Meteorological Influences on Shallow Marine Groundwater Flow in the Upper Florida Keys
• 26. The “Ostrich” Component of the Multiple Stressor Model: Undermining South Florida
• 27. Detection of Coral Reef Change by the Florida Keys Coral Reef Monitoring Project
• 28. The Influence of Nearshore Waters on Corals of the Florida Reef Tract
• 29. Differential Coral Recruitment Patterns in the Florida Keys
• 30. Aspergillosis of Sea Fan Corals: Disease Dynamics in the Florida Keys
• 31. Water Quality Concerns in the Florida Keys: Sources, Effects, and Solutions
• 32. The Role of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative
• 33. The Role of a Nonprofit Organization, Reef Relief, in Protecting Coral Reefs
• 34. Patterns of Coral Reef Development in the Negril Marine Park: Necessity for a Whole-Watershed Management Plan
• 35. Community-Based Water Quality and Coral Reef Monitoring in the Negril Marine Park, Jamaica: Land-Based Nutrient Inputs and Their Ecological Consequences
• Index