(Ebook) The Everglades Handbook : Understanding the Ecosystem, Third Edition by Lodge, Thomas E ISBN 9781439802649, 1439802645

(Ebook) The Everglades Handbook : Understanding the Ecosystem, Third Edition by Lodge, Thomas E ISBN 9781439802649, 1439802645

BACKGROUNDAn Ecosystem Overview-What Is (or Are?) the Everglades?A Unique and Valuable EcosystemTerms and DefinitionsSouth Florida Climate and WeatherThe Historic Everglades RegionOrigin and Evolution of the EvergladesThe Everglades in Space and TimeFlorida, Geologic Time, and Plate TectonicsLimestone and AquifersEmergence of Land on the Florida Platform: The PeninsulaSea Level, Climate, and the Birth of the EvergladesENVIRONMENTS OF THE EVERGLADES REGIONFreshwater MarshesMarsh Vegetation and Plant CommunitiesRidge-and-Slough Landscape and Water FlowHydrology of Everglades PeatlandsPeriphytonM. Abstract: Offers information on the ecosystem of the Everglades. This book presents comprehensive explanation of what the Everglades is, how it has been changed, and the restoration needed to bring back ecological functions and safeguard sustainable future uses of the region by people.