Everglades Experiments

I. Everglades Ecosystem

1. Overview of Gradient Studies and Experiments
Curtis J. Richardson

2. Ecological Status of the Everglades: Environmental and Human Factors that Control the Peatland Complex on the Landscape
Curtis J. Richardson, Jacqueline K. Huvane

3. Soil Characteristics of the Everglades Peatland
Christopher B. Craft, Curtis J. Richardson

4. Vegetation and Algae of the Everglades Fen
Curtis J. Richardson, Jan Vymazal, John G. Zahina

II. Nutrient and Hydrologic Gradient Studies

5. Introduction to the Gradient Studies
Curtis J. Richardson

6. Enrichment Gradients in WCA-2A and Northern WCA-3A: Water, Soil, Plant Biomass, and Nutrient Storage Responses
Curtis J. Richardson, James W. Pahl, Jan Vymazal, Panchabi Vaithiyanathan, Robert G. Qualls, P. V. Sundareshwar, M. Lee Barber, Jeffrey Johnson

7. Geologic Settings and Hydrology Gradients in the Everglades
Edwin A. Romanowicz, Curtis J. Richardson

8. Effects of Hydrologic Management Decisions on Everglades Tree Islands
Kirsten Hofmockel, Curtis J. Richardson, Patrick N. Halpin

9. Macrophyte Community Responses in the Everglades with an Emphasis on Cattail (Typha domingensis) and Sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense) Interactions along a Gradient of Long-Term Nutrient Additions, Altered Hydroperiod, and Fire
Curtis J. Richardson, Ryan S. King, Jan Vymazal, Edwin A. Romanowicz, James W. Pahl

10. Algal Responses to Long-Term Nutrient Additions
Jan Vymazal, Jaroslava Komárková, Klára ?eháková, Jan Kaštovský, Marek Bastl

11. Macroinvertebrate Responses to a Gradient of Long-Term Nutrient Additions, Altered Hydroperiod, and Fire
Ryan S. King, Curtis J. Richardson

12. Historical Changes in Water Quality and Vegetation in WCA-2A Determined by Paleoecological Analyses
Sherri R. Cooper, Michelle Goman, Curtis J. Richardson

13. Carbon Cycling and Dissolved Organic Matter Export in the Northern Everglades
Robert G. Qualls, Curtis J. Richardson

III. Everglades Experiments

14. Introduction to a Mesocosm Approach for Establishment of Phosphorus Gradient Experiments
Curtis J. Richardson, Robert R. Johnson

15. Water Quality, Soil Chemistry, and Ecosystem Responses to P Dosing
Curtis J. Richardson, Panchabi Vaithiyanathan, Robert G. Qualls, Mark B. Bush, Craig A. Stow, Mengchi Ho

16. Macrophyte Slough Community Response to Experimental Phosphorus Enrichment and Periphyton Removal
Curtis J. Richardson, Robert G. Qualls, Jan Vymazal, John G. Zahina, Panchabi Vaithiyanathan

17. Decomposition of Litter and Peat in the Everglades: The Influence of P Concentrations
Robert G. Qualls, Curtis J. Richardson

18. Experimental Assessment of Phosphorus Effects on Algal Assemblages in Dosing Mesocosms
Jan Kaštovský, Klára ?eháková, Marek Bastl, Jan Vymazal, Ryan S. King

19. Macroinvertebrate and Fish Responses to Experimental P Additions in Everglades Sloughs
Ryan S. King, Curtis J. Richardson

20. Plant Community Response to Long-Term N and P Fertilization
Jan Vymazal, Christopher B. Craft, Curtis J. Richardson

21. The Effects of Disturbance, Phosphorus, and Water Level on Plant Succession in the Everglades
Curtis J. Richardson, Alisa Dickson, Mengchi Ho

22. Establishment and Seedling Growth of Sawgrass and Cattail from the Everglades
Sarah C. Goslee, Curtis J. Richardson

IV. Modeling Ecosystem Responses to Phosphorus Additions

23. Long-Term Phosphorus Assimilative Capacity (PAC) in the Everglades
Curtis J. Richardson, Song S. Qian

24. Spatial Distributions of Total Phosphorus and Phosphorus Accretion Rates in Everglades Soils
Song S. Qian, Curtis J. Richardson

25. An Ecological Basis for Establishment of a Phosphorus Threshold for the Everglades Ecosystem
Curtis J. Richardson, Ryan S. King, Song S. Qian, Panchabi Vaithiyanathan, Robert G. Qualls, Craig A. Stow

V. Lessons for Restoration of the Everglades

26. An Ecological Approach for Restoration of the Everglades Fen
Curtis J. Richardson

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