| Abstract: | Highlights the relationship between neighboring systems including Big Cypress Swamp, Lake Okeechobee, and its headwaters and coastal ecosystems Covers the origins of the region's plants and animals, including groups of vertebrates, freshwater and marine fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds Discusses keystone species of the Everglades, especially the alligators and wading birds, and the conditions that support them Explains how plant communities change through the process of succession and how food webs work in the Everglades |
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