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Tree Islands of the Everglades: An Overview

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This book provides basic information about the geology, ecology, and human use of tree islands. This information is needed to develop sound environmental policy and water management for the preservation and restoration of tree islands in the Everglades, and it provides a sound basis for tree island management and protection in the Everglades and other wetlands with tree islands throughout the world. This chapter provides a context for the rest of the book and a framework for understanding the current status of tree islands, including a consideration of their location and significance in the Everglade’s landscape, theories about their origin and development, historic trends in their abundance and restoration goals for them within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

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  1. Everglades Department, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, 33406, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

    Fred H. Sklar

  2. Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Iowa State University, 141 Bessey Hall, 50010, Ames, Iowa, USA

    Arnold van der Valk

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    Fred H. Sklar

  2. Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

    Arnold Van Der Valk

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Sklar, F.H., van der Valk, A. (2002). Tree Islands of the Everglades: An Overview. In: Sklar, F.H., Van Der Valk, A. (eds) Tree Islands of the Everglades. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0001-1_1

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