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The Everglades Handbook
Understanding the Ecosystem, Fourth Edition
Thomas E. Lodge
- 432 pagine
- English
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The Everglades Handbook
Understanding the Ecosystem, Fourth Edition
Thomas E. Lodge
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The fourth edition presents expanded treatment of subjects where our knowledge of the Everglades and its restoration has greatly improved. This more detailed coverage includes:
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- Computer modeling and its applications to the Everglades environment
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- Quantified role of water flow in shaping the Everglades landscape
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- The origin and evolution of fixed tree islands
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- Sulfur and related mercury as wetland pollutants
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- Up-to-date summary of the now quantified economic benefits of restoration, shown to be far in excess of the cost
The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem, Fourth Edition is a scholarly reference packed cover to cover with scientific information about the ecosystem of the Everglades - taking into account how drastically the Everglades has changed. Topically, the book covers disciplines ranging from ecology, geology, climatology, hydrology, anthropology to conservation biology. Written in Tom Lodge's trademark accessible style, this extensively researched text is essential reading for anybody trying to understand the challenges we face in restoring this unique ecosystem.
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Indice dei contenuti
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Author and Contributors
- Introductions
- SECTION I Background
- SECTION II Environments of the Everglades Region
- SECTION III The Flora and Fauna of Southern Florida
- SECTION IV Environmental Impacts
- References
- Index