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- Title
- A rapid assessment procedure for determining the functionality of wetlands in South Florida.
- Creator
- Miller, Raymond E., Jr., Florida Atlantic University, Austin, Daniel F.
- Abstract/Description
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The Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP) is a process developed to assist the regulatory evaluation of mitigation sites (created, restored, enhanced or preserved). These areas are permitted through the South Florida Water Management District's Management and Storage of Surface Waters or Environmental Resource Permit Process. WRAP evaluation is designed for the limited timeframes of the regulatory process. The objectives of WRAP are: (1) to establish an accurate, consistent, and timely...
Show moreThe Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP) is a process developed to assist the regulatory evaluation of mitigation sites (created, restored, enhanced or preserved). These areas are permitted through the South Florida Water Management District's Management and Storage of Surface Waters or Environmental Resource Permit Process. WRAP evaluation is designed for the limited timeframes of the regulatory process. The objectives of WRAP are: (1) to establish an accurate, consistent, and timely regulatory tool; (2) to track changes in wetland sites over time (i.e., baseline data); and (3) to offer guidance for environmental site plan development. Test results of the WRAP procedure showed it to be a repeatable and effective training tool for biologists. Although some general trends were observed regarding land use and variable scores, additional data will need to be collected to establish more conclusive relationships between land use and wetland function.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1998
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15614
- Subject Headings
- Wetlands--Florida--Evaluation
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Fractal dimensions of Florida wetlands.
- Creator
- King, Stephen James., Florida Atlantic University, Shaw, Shih-Lung, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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Application of fractal concepts to geographic problems is reviewed. The basics of fractals are presented. Scale, self-similarity and their effects on natural phenomena are discussed. Eight sites (six wetland and two non-wetland) are studied. Using Landsat Multi-Spectral Scanner data, the fractal dimensions of the surface reflectance of the sites are calculated by the contour method. Values obtained are related to the type of wetland and the structure and processes that characterize that type...
Show moreApplication of fractal concepts to geographic problems is reviewed. The basics of fractals are presented. Scale, self-similarity and their effects on natural phenomena are discussed. Eight sites (six wetland and two non-wetland) are studied. Using Landsat Multi-Spectral Scanner data, the fractal dimensions of the surface reflectance of the sites are calculated by the contour method. Values obtained are related to the type of wetland and the structure and processes that characterize that type of wetland. Forested wetlands were found to have the lowest fractal dimension. Mixed forested and non-forested had the highest. Marshy non-forested sites were higher than expected. Conclusions drawn are that physical characteristics of different wetlands result in measurable differences in fractal dimension. Fractals will be valuable in computer aided wetland identification in the future.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14892
- Subject Headings
- Wetlands--Florida, Fractals, Geography--Mathematical models
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Rehabilitation of impounded estuarine wetlands by hydrologic reconnection to the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA).
- Creator
- Brockmeyer, R. E., Jr., Rey, J. R., Virnstein, Robert W., Gilmore, R. G., Earnest, L., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3318887
- Subject Headings
- Salt marshes --Florida, Salt marsh ecology --Florida, Mosquitoes --Control --Florida, Wetlands--Florida
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Salt marsh mitigation: An example of the process of balancing mosquito control, natural resource, and development interest.
- Creator
- O’Bryan, P. D., Carlson, D. B., Gilmore, R. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183160
- Subject Headings
- Salt marshes--Florida, Wetlands--Florida, Wetland management, Mosquitoes --Control --Florida, Salt marsh ecology --Florida
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Can rewatering reverse the effects of regional drainage on forest communities of the Big Cypress Swamp?.
- Creator
- Park, Scott Michael T., Florida Atlantic University, Volin, John C.
- Abstract/Description
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The impact of five years of rewatering on a desiccated forested wetland within the Everglades Big Cypress Swamp was investigated. It was found that rewatering generally resulted in a shift in species composition along a hydrological gradient. This was particularly evident in the seedling and herbaceous layer of the cypress domes, the most hydric community studied, where obligate and facultative wetland species had their highest species richness. Overall there were no detectable differences in...
Show moreThe impact of five years of rewatering on a desiccated forested wetland within the Everglades Big Cypress Swamp was investigated. It was found that rewatering generally resulted in a shift in species composition along a hydrological gradient. This was particularly evident in the seedling and herbaceous layer of the cypress domes, the most hydric community studied, where obligate and facultative wetland species had their highest species richness. Overall there were no detectable differences in the number of non-indigenous species in rewatered compared to reference sites. Results from this short-term study showed that rewatering may potentially reverse the trend of increasing coverage by non-obligate wetland plants that have established in the past century as a result of regional desiccation.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12887
- Subject Headings
- Forested wetlands--Florida--Big Cypress Swamp, Hydrology--Florida--Big Cypress Swamp, Ecosystem management--Florida--Big Cypress Swamp
- Format
- Document (PDF)
