An edition of The natural features of southern Florida, especially the vegetation, and the Everglades (1943)

The natural features of southern Florida, especially the vegetation, and the Everglades

by John Henry Davis

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An edition of The natural features of southern Florida, especially the vegetation, and the Everglades (1943)

The natural features of southern Florida, especially the vegetation, and the Everglades

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Introduction

History and Indians

Climate

Physiographic regions: introduction. Everglades-Lake Okeechobee Basin. Flatlands regions. Eastern Flatlands. Western Flatlands. Big Cypress. Lake Istokpoga-Indian Prairie Basin. Highlands Ridge. Atlantic coast strip and Miami Rock Ridge. Southern coast and islands. Southwest coast and Ten Thousand Islands. Florida Keys

Geology

Soils: introduction. Geology and soils. Soil characteristics and types. Soils and vegetation. Immokalee area. Soil water. Soil reaction

Topography and water conditions: introduction. Topography and surface drainage. Ground water and underground drainage. Surface water levels and soil water table

Vegetation and flora: introduction. Flora. Vegetation: introduction. Areas covered by types of vegetation. Descriptions of main types of vegetation. High pine forests, and scrub forests. Pine flatwoods, rockland pine forests, and saw-palmetto prairies. Hammock forests. Inland swamp forests, cypress forests, and bay tree forests. Mangrove swamps, and salt-water marshes. Fresh-water marshes, and wet-prairies. Coastal beach and dune vegetation. Ecological considerations of the vegetation

Fish and wildlife: introduction. Fish. Reptiles and amphibia. Birds. Mammals

Everglades: introduction. Mode of development and original conditions. Vegetation. Effects of canals and dikes. Probable former water conditions. Subsidence and loss of soils. Summary and conclusions. Land utilization and possible future

Over-all resources. Climate and recreation. Forests. Cropland and pasturage. Mineral resources. Water resources. Commerce.

Edition Notes

At head of title: State of Florida. Dept. of conservation, Florida Geological survey. S.E. Rice, supervisor of conservation. Herman Gunter, director, Geological survey.

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in: Tallahassee
Series: Florida. Geological survey. Geological bulletin -- no. 25, Florida. Geological survey. Geological bulletin -- no. 25.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 557.59
Library of Congress: QE99 .A3 no. 25

The Physical Object

Pagination: 311 p. incl. front.,
Number of pages: 311

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL25605106M
Internet Archive: naturalfeatureso00davi
OCLC/WorldCat: 684110

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The natural features of southern Florida, especially the vegetation, and the Everglades

by John Henry Davis