Vegetative resistance to flow in South Florida: Summary of vegetation sampling in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, September 1997–July 1998
Open-File Report
2001-102
By: N.B. Rybicki, J.T. Reel, H. Ruhl, P. A. Gammon, and Virginia Carter
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey is one of many agencies providing scientific support to the effort to restore the South Florida Everglades. In September and November 1997 and July 1998, vegetation was sampled at selected sites in the Everglades as part of a study to quantify vegetative resistance to flow. The objectives of the vegetation sampling are (1) to provide detailed information on species composition, vegetation characteristics, and biomass for quantification of the effect of vegetation on water flow, and (2) to use these data in the future to infer flow resistance from vegetation information. Forty-two vegetation quadrats were sampled in Taylor Slough to determine the number and width of stems and leaves and the biomass of live and dead standing sawgrass, rush, and other plants, and the biomass of dead litter and periphyton. The samples were grouped into ten vegetation classes based on species composition and total biomass minus periphyton biomass.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Vegetative resistance to flow in South Florida: Summary of vegetation sampling in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, September 1997–July 1998 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2001-102 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr01102 |
| Publication Date | July 01, 2007 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center |
| Description | vii, 59 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Everglades National Park, Taylor Slough |