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Everglades Florida Apple Snail Density
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016, 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Gawlik, Dale E., Mansoor, Zara
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The Florida apple snail (Pomacea paludosa) is found
in tropical/subtropical freshwater ecosystems climate
(Cordeiro & Perez, 2011). The Florida apple snail
is of special management interest because survival
of the endangered Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis
plumbeus) depends on a healthy populations of apple
snails. Results of this study show Florida apple
snails occur independently… more
Full Text: Everglades Florida Apple Snail Density • The Florida apple snail (Pomacea paludosa) is found in the Florida Everglades, a subtropical wetland shaped by water level fluctuations, including periods of extreme inundation then periods of severe drought (Darby …