Tree Islands of the Everglades
Contributors: Fred H. Sklar (Editor); A. Van Der Valk (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 28, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9781402010507
Subjects: Freshwater biology, limnology; Management of land & natural resources; Wetlands, swamps, fens; Science; Florida; Science/Mathematics; Ecology; Lakes & Ponds; Life Sciences - Ecology; Nature / Lakes & Ponds; Everglades; Tree island ecology; Tree islands
First sentence: The lush beauty of tree islands is masked by their scientific mystery and their seemingly impenetrable wall of dense cutting sawgrass, vines with thorns the size of kitchen knives, multitudes of biting insects and, of course, alligators willing to protect their nests against any and all intruders.