List of Tables 

 Table Title Page 



1 Explanation of energy circuit language symbols utilized 



in the conceptual models. 6 



2 Habitats corresponding to conceptual model zonations. 11 



3 Wet season, dry season, and total annual precipi- 

 tation for the study area. 27 



4 a.) Mean number of days with rainfall greater than 



0.01 inch. 30 



b.) Mean number of days with rainfall greater than 



0.10 inch. 30 



5 Most common wind direction and speed by month 



for selected first-order weather stations. 34 



6 Mean monthly relative humidities (%) for 0100,0700,1300, 

 1900 hours, and 24 hour average from south Florida first 

 order weather stations. 36 



7 Solar radiation and related climatological data for Key 



West, Miami, and Ft. Myers first-order weather stations. 38 



8 Seasonal averages of nutrient species contained 



in rainwater at Tamiami Trail 40-mile bend. 44 



9 Reference chart for discussion of geology. 48 



10 Recognized sea level fluctuations of the 



Pleistocene in Florida. 51 



11 Mean sea level oscillations during the last 6,000 years. 59 



12 Mappable habitat communities of the south Florida 



reef and shelf. 66 



13 Average concentrations of major inorganic ions and 



color for wet and dry seasons in Conservation Area 3. 76 



14 Average, minimum, and maximum concentrations of 



trace metals in surface waters of Conservation Area 3. 77 



15 Selected water quality parameter concentrations in 



Shark River Slough. 79 



16 Tidal ranges along the shallow shelf break. 87 



17 Profile of tidal range from shallow slope break 



to inner shelf Florida Bay. 88 



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