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Spatio-temporal modeling of seed dispersal and aquatic plant community restoration in the Kissimmee River floodplain
| Title: | Spatio-temporal modeling of seed dispersal and aquatic plant community restoration in the Kissimmee River floodplain. |
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| Name(s): |
Kennard, Stevee. Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Geosciences |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | ix, 38 p. : ill. (some col.) | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This study created an ecological spatial model, using a geographic information system, to visualize the influence of hydrochory on restoration of the three dominant wetland communities of broadleaf marsh, wetland shrub, and wet prairie across the floodplain of the Kissimmee River. Primary parameters incorporated into the model included floodplain hydrology, seed characteristics of buoyancy and dispersal rates, and species flood tolerance. S²rensen's similarity index, comparing spatial agreement among model output and observed community data, resulted in values of BLM-BB = 0.10, BLM = 0.07, WS = 0.21, and WP = 0.36. The significant discrepancies between modeled and observed community spatial coverage indicated a need for incorporation of more stochastic variables of climatic disturbances, nutrient availability, and soil characteristics. More research on species flood tolerance across smaller spatial scales is also needed, and base data incorporated into the model should also be reliable and consistent if accuracy is to be achieved. | |
| Identifier: | 851188705 (oclc), 3360797 (digitool), FADT3360797 (IID), fau:4104 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Stevee Kennard. Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. Includes bibliography. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
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| Subject(s): |
Seeds -- Dispersal -- Florida -- Kissimmee River Watershed Floodplain ecology -- Florida -- Kissimmee River Watershed Wetland restoration -- Florida -- Kissimmee River Watershed Restoration ecology -- Florida -- Kissimmee River Watershed Kissimmee River Valley (Fla.) |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360797 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
