Date of Award
1983
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Austin, Daniel F.
Abstract
A characterization of successional vegetation patterns on abandoned farmland in the Hole-in-the-Donut area of Everglades National Park was performed. Vegetative community composition and structure were examined in detail in twenty-one study plots located throughout the study site. Successional assemblages are described qualitatively and quantitatively. Distinct community types are defined using methods that emphasize site-to-site comparisons. The relationship between vegetation and substrate, farming history, hydroperiod, and spatial arrangement was examined. Results were used to summarize and predict trends of old field succession on abandoned farmland in southern Florida. Post-farming vegetation patterns do not resemble prefarming conditions. Successional forest, frequently dominated by exotic species, is a relatively new community in southern Florida. It is likely a final stage in secondary succession on abandoned farmland.
Extent
98 p.
Recommended Citation
KRAUSS, PAMELA, "OLD FIELD SUCCESSION IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK" (1983). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 259.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/259
Identifier
FADT14180
Comments
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1983.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1983.