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Patterns and rates of melaleuca invasion in southeast Florida

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Date Issued:
1993
Summary:
Melaleuca is an invasive exotic tree which is rapidly expanding into essentially every native ecosystem in South Florida. Native to Australia, melaleuca currently has no natural enemies within the region. If left unchecked, melaleuca may eventually degrade all of South Florida's natural wetlands. This study examined eight now heavily melaleuca infested one square mile sites within Southeast Florida over a period of fifteen years. Through historical aerial photo interpretation, patterns and rates of melaleuca invasion were described and quantified. These data are discussed and compared to similar studies conducted for other plant species.
Title: Patterns and rates of melaleuca invasion in southeast Florida.
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Name(s): Ferriter, Amy Patricia.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Shaw, Shih-Lung, Thesis advisor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Department of Geosciences
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1993
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 83 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Melaleuca is an invasive exotic tree which is rapidly expanding into essentially every native ecosystem in South Florida. Native to Australia, melaleuca currently has no natural enemies within the region. If left unchecked, melaleuca may eventually degrade all of South Florida's natural wetlands. This study examined eight now heavily melaleuca infested one square mile sites within Southeast Florida over a period of fifteen years. Through historical aerial photo interpretation, patterns and rates of melaleuca invasion were described and quantified. These data are discussed and compared to similar studies conducted for other plant species.
Identifier: 14901 (digitool), FADT14901 (IID), fau:11685 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.
Subject(s): Melaleuca--Florida
Phytogeography--Florida
Florida--Trees
Held by: Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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