Date of this Version
3-1-2013
Document Type
Report
Abstract
This 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.
Recommended Citation
Ruiz, Pablo L.; Ross, Michael S.; and Sah, Jay P., "Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in the Southern Everglades: Hydrologic Driven Decadal Changes in Tree Island Woody Vegetation Structure and Composition: 2012 Annual Report" (2013). SERC Research Reports. 99.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/sercrp/99
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Comments
A report from the South Florida Terrestrial Ecosystems Lab (SOFTEL).