Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Taylor Slough Vegetation Due to Hydrologic Restoration
Armentano T, Jones D, Gamble B. 2000. Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Taylor Slough Vegetation Due to Hydrologic Restoration. Critical Ecosystems Studies Initiative. ASS97-7. Everglades National Park/South Florida Natural Resources Center
Final Report. Sloughs are areas of low-lying elevation that serve to channel the flow of surface water through the landscape. Taylor Slough is one such artery of overland flow in the southeastern Everglades, draining eventually into northeastern Florida Bay. The vegetation present in the slough was largely the result of considerable, seasonal infusions of freshwater from the north. Efforts at draining the Everglades have had a pronounced effect on Taylor Slough, significantly lowering the water table. This CESI-funded investigation allowed scientists to revisit several vegetation transects that had not been sampled for fifteen to twenty years. Surveying these areas anew provides valuable information on how plant communities have responded in light of hydrologic change. Armentano, T. V., D. T. Jones, and B. Gamble. 2000. Recent Patterns in the Vegetation of Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park. Final Report to National Park Service (NPS) and Critical Ecosystems Studies Initiative. Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Armentano, Thomas; Jones, David; Gamble, Brandon
- Date of Issue
- 2000
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Assessment, CESI, everglades, Hydrology, Landscape, marl prairie, Restoration, Ridge and Slough, spatial, Taylor Slough, Temporal, Vegetation
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Wetland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex