Sphaeroma terebrans: a threat to the mangroves of southwestern Florida
Rehm AE and Humm HJ. 1973. Sphaeroma terebrans: a threat to the mangroves of southwestern Florida. Science. 182(4108):173-174
The authors discuss the threat to red mangroves along the southwestern coast of Florida by the wood borer Sphaeroma terebrans. The attack of Sphaeroma is centered in the Ten Thousand Islands region (within Everglades National Park, FL). Sphaeroma enters the prop roots of red mangroves principally on the concave side and destroys these prop roots. Depredations of Sphaeroma are extensive in northern Florida Bay and in the Cape Sable area of the park. The article includes photographs.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Rehm, Andrew; Humm, Harold
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- American mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Ecology, Roots, Sphaeroma terebrans (wood boring isopod), Ten Thousand Islands Everglades National Park FL