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xxx, 392 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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
An ecosystem overview -- what is (or are?) the Everglades? -- The Everglades in space and time -- Freshwater marshes -- Tree islands -- Tropical hardwood hammocks -- Pinelands -- The Big Cypress Swamp -- Mangrove swamps -- Coastal lowland vegetation- and hurricanes! -- Estuarine and coastal marine waters -- Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades headwaters -- Peripherpal ecosystems of the Everglades -- 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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-374) and index.