Priceless Florida Natural Ecosystems and Native Species

Name: Priceless Florida Natural Ecosystems and Native Species
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ISBN: 9781561643080

ISBN-10: 1561643084

ISBN-13: 9781561643080

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ellie Whitney, D. Bruce Means, Anne Rudloe, Eric Jadaszewski

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Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Pineapple Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 423
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.004
Language: English

Dr. Bruce Means is an adjunct professor in biology at Florida State University and has taught courses on the ecology of Florida since 1980. He coauthored Priceless Florida: Natural Ecosystems and Native Species. He founded the Coastal Plains Institute and Land Conservancy (www.coastalplains.org) and is presently president and executive director.



Foreword


Preface



Florida's Natural Riches



Natural Ecosystems and Native Species



The Context: Climate, Land, Soil, Water



Interior Uplands



High Pine Grasslands



Flatwoods and Prairies



Interior Scrub



Temperate Hardwood Hammocks



Rocklands and Terrestrial Caves



Interior Wetlands



Wetlands



Seepage Wetlands



Marshes



Flowing-Water Swamps



Interior Waters



Lakes and Ponds



Alluvial, Blackwater, and Seepage Streams



Aquatic Caves, Sinks, Springs, and Spring Runs



Coastal Uplands and Wetlands



Beach-Dune Systems



Zones between the Tides: Beaches and Marshes



Mangrove Swamps



Coastal Waters



Estuarine Waters and Seafloors



Submarine Meadows



Sponge, Rock, and Reef Communities



The Gulf and the Ocean



The Past and the Future



The Path to the Present



The Next Generations


Reference Notes


Bibliography



Ecosystems


Photography Credits


Index to Species and Other Categories


General Index