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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1978
Description
Floating islands are common natural features in modern Hillsboro
Marsh. Most floating islands: 1) occur as detached,
free-floating batteries (raft-like peaty masses that rise
from substrate), and 2) form in habitats containing abundant
waterlilies. New batteries are quickly colonized by
marsh, and often terrestrial, plants. Differences in
species diversity and early succession occur between two
ecologically different subareas. In one subarea many
batteries succeed quickly to mixed graminoid-arborescent
vegetation. Floating batteries form hydrologically unusual
Everglades habitats and support some locally rare plants.
Battery formation produces local topographic elevations and
depressions. Apparent size-successional vegetational and
landform continuumns seem to link batteries with small extant
tree-islands. Radiometric evidence suggests presence of
batteries in peat profiles of two tree-islands. Everglades
floating islands most resemble others reported in southeastern
United States and appear dissimilar morphologically and
in mode of origin to those reported from elsewhere worldwide.
Marsh. Most floating islands: 1) occur as detached,
free-floating batteries (raft-like peaty masses that rise
from substrate), and 2) form in habitats containing abundant
waterlilies. New batteries are quickly colonized by
marsh, and often terrestrial, plants. Differences in
species diversity and early succession occur between two
ecologically different subareas. In one subarea many
batteries succeed quickly to mixed graminoid-arborescent
vegetation. Floating batteries form hydrologically unusual
Everglades habitats and support some locally rare plants.
Battery formation produces local topographic elevations and
depressions. Apparent size-successional vegetational and
landform continuumns seem to link batteries with small extant
tree-islands. Radiometric evidence suggests presence of
batteries in peat profiles of two tree-islands. Everglades
floating islands most resemble others reported in southeastern
United States and appear dissimilar morphologically and
in mode of origin to those reported from elsewhere worldwide.
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Type
Form
Extent
102 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
13940
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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1978
Date Text
1978
Date Issued (EDTF)
1978
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FAU
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FADT13940
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Attributed name: Department of Geosciences
Person Preferred Name
STONE, PETER ALAN.
Graduate College
Physical Description
102 p.
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Title Plain
FLOATING ISLANDS--BIOGEOMORPHIC FEATURES OF HILLSBORO MARSH, NORTHEASTERNEVERGLADES, FLORIDA
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1978
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
FLOATING ISLANDS--BIOGEOMORPHIC FEATURES OF HILLSBORO MARSH, NORTHEASTERNEVERGLADES, FLORIDA
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FLOATING ISLANDS--BIOGEOMORPHIC FEATURES OF HILLSBORO MARSH, NORTHEASTERNEVERGLADES, FLORIDA