List of Figures 

 Figure Title Page 



39 Delineation of tide types in the Florida Keys. 87 



40 Water level fluctuations in Florida Bay at 



Tavernier. 92 



41 Pathlines of the 22° isotherm at 100 meters 

 depth in the Gulf of Mexico from August 1972 to 

 September 1973. 94 



42 Conductivity and chloride concentration in 



relation to geology on Big Pine Key, Florida. 96 



43 Summary of physical/chemical conditions along 



the south Florida shelf margin in the Florida Keys. 101 



44 Schematic diagram of water budget in canals of 



the Florida Keys. 108 



45 Terrestrial and freshwater wetlands in the lower 

 Everglades and Taylor Slough. 109 



46 Summary diagram of successional relationships 



among south Florida vegetation communities. 111 



47 Summary diagram of energy flow through the terrestrial 

 and freshwater wetland ecosystem in the lower 

 Everglades. 128 



48 Estuarine and saltwater wetlands in the lower 

 Everglades and Taylor Slough. 146 



49 Mangrove community associations and forest types 147 

 along the southwest coast of Florida. 148 



50 Physical/chemical factors in relation to plant 

 distributions in Whitewater Bay. 150 



51 Summary diagram of energy flow through the mangrove 

 zone community. 151 



52 Diagramatic representation of protein enrichment of 

 mangrove detritus during degradation. 153 



53 Distribution of 15 zooplankters in relation to 



salinity in the Shark River estuary. 155 



54 Continuum of mangrove environments and associated 



fish communities. 157 



