Rehabilitation of impounded estuarine wetlands by hydrologic reconnection to the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA)

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Brockmeyer, R. E., Jr.
Rey, J. R.
Virnstein, Robert W.
Gilmore, R. G.
Earnest, L.
Publisher
Springer
Date Issued
1997
Note

Salt marshes of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA) were once prolific producers of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay their eggs on the infrequently-flooded high marsh surface when the soil surface is exposed. The eggs hatch when the high marsh is flooded by the infrequent high tides or summer rains. To control mosquito production, most of the salt marshes (over 16.200 ha) were impounded by the early 1970s. Flooding, usually by pumping water from the Lagoon, effectively controlled mosquitoes.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
18 p.
Subject (Topical)
Salt marshes --Florida
Salt marsh ecology --Florida
Mosquitoes --Control --Florida
Wetlands--Florida
Identifier
3318887
Additional Information
Salt marshes of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA) were once prolific producers of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay their eggs on the infrequently-flooded high marsh surface when the soil surface is exposed. The eggs hatch when the high marsh is flooded by the infrequent high tides or summer rains. To control mosquito production, most of the salt marshes (over 16.200 ha) were impounded by the early 1970s. Flooding, usually by pumping water from the Lagoon, effectively controlled mosquitoes.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Brockmeyer, R. E., Jr., Rey, J. R., Virnstein, R. W., Gilmore, R. G., & Earnest, L. (1997). Rehabilitation of impounded estuarine wetlands by hydrologic reconnection to the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA). Wetlands Ecology and Management, 4(2), 93-109. doi:10.1007/BF01876231
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1152.
Date Backup
1997
Date Text
1997
DOI
10.1007/BF01876231
Date Issued (EDTF)
1997
Extension


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FADT3318887
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single unit
Organizations
Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Brockmeyer, R. E., Jr.

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18 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3318887
Title Plain
Rehabilitation of impounded estuarine wetlands by hydrologic reconnection to the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA)
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3318887
Origin Information

Springer
1997
single unit
Title
Rehabilitation of impounded estuarine wetlands by hydrologic reconnection to the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA)
Other Title Info

Rehabilitation of impounded estuarine wetlands by hydrologic reconnection to the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA)