Soil-vegetation Correlations in Selected Wetlands and Uplands of North-central Florida

Soil-vegetation Correlations in Selected Wetlands and Uplands of North-central Florida

Author: George Ronnie Best

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Wetlands recently have been afforded increased protection through various changes in Federal regulations. These changes have resulted in significant part from an increased realization of the many unique values and functions of wetland ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to determine the relation between hydric and nonhydric soils and wetland vegetation: Do hydric soils support hydrophytic vegetation? Are hydrophytes (or 'wetland' species) generally restricted to hydric soils? The Osceola National Forest, Florida, was the principal test area for this study.


Wetland Soils

Wetland Soils

Author: Michael J. Vepraskas

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2000-09-15

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1420026232

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Covering wetlands soils from Florida to Alaska, Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification provides information on all types of hydric soils. With contributions from soil scientists who have extensive field experience, the book focuses on the soil morphology of the wet soils that cover most wetlands from the subtropics northw