A Survey of Selected Coastal Vegetation Communities of Florida
Carlton JM. 1977. A Survey of Selected Coastal Vegetation Communities of Florida. No. 30. Florida Marine Research Publications. St. Petersburg, FL
Carlton, J.N. 1977. A Survey of Coastal Vegetation Communities of Florida. Fla. Mar. Res. Publ. No. 30. 40 pp. A survey of coastal vegetation around Florida was conducted during 1973 abd 1974. Seventeen sites were selected and sampled using the transect method to determine species occurrence, relative densities, and habitat development and structure. Sites were sampled quaterly except where high tides prevented data gathering. Species occurrence was compared within and between sites using Sorensen's Index of Similarity (ISs) as a basis for determing similarity of species inhabiting selected sites. Indices ranged from 4 to 61%, the former representing only one plant common to two sites. Results show environmental factors acting upon species alter species compostition in seemingly similar habitats. Instead of the term "community", the term "association" is used to better reflect the concept of a taxoomically unrelated group of plants occupying a particular habitat.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Carlton, Jedfrey
- Date of Issue
- 1977
- Publisher
- Florida Marine Research Publications
- Units
- GUIS
- Keywords
- Coastal, Florida, GUIS, Gulf Islands, Vegetation