Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1976

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Abstract

Predrainage vegetational patterns of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge of Palm Beach county were mapped using 1845-1870 survey maps, 1940 aerial photographs, 1913-1973 soil surveys and ground truth studies. A detailed analysis of vegetational changes regarding secondary succession was made by selecting specific areas throughout the overall study region. These areas were described by documenting community chances with regard to species composition and community location. A checklist of the vascular flora was made for each selected area. Using the entire coastal strip vegetation maps and specific study sites, generalizations were made regarding plant succession in the major plant communities; Beach, Coastal, Strand, Tropical Hammock, Low Hammock, Scrub, Pine Flatwoods, Wet and Dry Prairies, Mangroves, Swamps, and freshwater Marshes. Pre and post drainage historical and hydrological information was correlated with a geological history in order to show how the physical and biological factors affect vegetation.

Extent

148 p.

Comments

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.

Identifier

FADT13823

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