Some aspects of the effects of the quantity and quality of water on biological communities in Everglades National Park
Kolipinski MC and Higer AL. 1968. Some aspects of the effects of the quantity and quality of water on biological communities in Everglades National Park. United States Geological Survey. Tallahassee, FL
The authors conducted hydrobiological investigations in Everglades National Park, FL to determine: (1) vegetative changes, (2) population dynamics of animals, (3) repopulation of small aquatic animals after droughts, and (4) water-quality characteristics. Changes of vegetation in Shark River Slough (a central drainage channel within the park) from 1940 to 1964 showed a decrease in acreage of wet prairie communities and an increase in sawgrass marshes and woody vegetation. The apparent reasons for the changes are shortened wet periods, increase in fires, and loss of soil. Long wet periods result in an abundance of small aquatic animals and the successful formation of wading bird rookeries.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Kolipinski, Milton; Higer, Aaron
- Date of Issue
- 1968-10
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Animals, Aquatic, Ecology, Everglades National Park, FL, Hydrology, Impacts, Population Dynamics, Reproduction, Shark River Slough, Vegetation, Wading Birds, Water Quality