FWS/OBS-82/58.1 

 September 1982 



AN ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LOWER EVERGLADES, 

 FLORIDA BAY AND THE FLORIDA KEYS 



by 



N. Scott Schomer 



and 

 Richard D. Drew 



State of Florida 

 Department of Environmental Regulation 

 2600 Blair Stone Road 

 Tallahassee, Florida 32301 



Cooperative Agreement 14-16-009-80-999 



Project Officer 



Ken Adams 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



1010 Gause Boulevard 



Slidell, Louisiana 70458 



Performed for 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



Office of Biological Services 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



U.S. Department of the Interior 



Washington, D.C. 20240 



and 



New Orleans OCS Office 



Bureau of Land Management 



U.S. Department of the Interior 



New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 



