Title
Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in the Southern Everglades: Hydrologic Driven Decadal Changes in Tree Island Woody Vegetation Structure and Composition: 2012 Annual ReportItem Details
CreatorPablo L. Ruiz; Michael S. Ross; Jay P. Sah
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Descriptive InformationThis report examines the interaction between hydrology and vegetation over a 10-year period, between 2001/02 and 2012 within six permanent tree island plots located on three tree islands, two plots each per tree island, established in 2001/02, along a hydrologic and productivity gradient. We hypothesize that: (H1) hydrologic differences within plots between census dates will result in marked differences in a) tree and sapling densities, b) tree basal area, and c) forest structure, i.e., canopy volume and height, and (H2) tree island growth, development, and succession is dependent on hydrologic fluxes, particularly during periods of prolonged droughts or below average hydroperiods. The results reported herein reinforce the concept that tree islands are dynamic successional communities that expand and contract over time in response to variation in hydroperiod.
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Link to Complete Objecthttp://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI14040722/00001
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/76FECA658381DA756B6CC7DEF12680C5
Batch ID20200403194624
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