List of Tables 

 Table Title Page 



18 Summary of wind data from the Florida Keys. 90 



19 Average salinity of open sea nearshore water 



associated with the Florida Keys. 100 



20 Salinities for the Florida reef tract and vicinity. 100 



21 Concentration (ppb) of heavy metals mercury, chromium, 

 cobalt, and zinc in corals from the upper Keys reef 



tract. 105 



22 Concentration of pesticides (ppb, dry weight) in 



canal sediments from the Florida Keys. 108 



23 Habitats, vegetation communities, and hydroperiods 



in the freshwater lower Everglades. 110 



24 Synopsis of disturbed vegetation community types 

 occurring on abandoned farmlands in the east 



Everglades. 123 



25 Habitat use by lower Everglades fishes. 134 



26 Habitat use by lower Everglades amphibians and 



reptiles. 136 



27 Habitat use by lower Everglades birds. 138 



28 Endangered, threatened, or rare bird species and 

 species of special concern that utilize terrestrial 



and freshwater wetlands of the lower Everglades. 141 



29 Habitat use by lower Everglades mammals. 142 



30 Leaf litter production rates of mangrove ecosystems. 152 



31 Reported spawning seasons of migratory estuarine 



fishes in Whitewater Bay. 160 



32 Trophic relations of amphibians and reptiles in the 

 mangrove zone. 160 



33 Trophic relations of surface and diving birds in the 

 mangrove zone. 162 



34 Endangered, threatened, or rare bird species, and 

 species of special concern that utilize the mangrove 



zone. 163 



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