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Why is periphyton so abundant in the Everglades?

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Productivity of Periphyton CommunitiesGPP g C m -2 d -1<strong>Everglades</strong> (WCA2A)L. Okeechobee6.628.25McCormick et al. 1998Havens et al. 1999<strong>Everglades</strong> examples<strong>Everglades</strong> (WCA 2A)<strong>Everglades</strong> (ENP)6.980.99McCormick et al. 2001Browder et al. 1984Mean = 5 g C m -2 d -1<strong>Everglades</strong> (ENP)0.98Swift 1989<strong>Everglades</strong> (ENP, TS)3.81Ga<strong>is</strong>er et al. 2005FW Wetland, Belize7.27Rejmankova & Komarkova 2000L. Schultz Creek, ALLake Borax, CALawrence Lake, MILake Michigan, MI0.230.272.000.09Stock & Ward 1989Wetzel 1966Rich & Wetzel 1978Barko et al. 1977O<strong>the</strong>r <strong>periphyton</strong> examplesMean = 0.5 g C m -2 d -1Lake Marion, ON0.11Gruendl<strong>in</strong>g 1971Red Cedar River, MI0.28K<strong>in</strong>g and Ball 1966Hart's Run, KY0.26Kevern et al. 1966Salt marsh, TX0.19Hall et al., 1985Dupl<strong>in</strong> R. Marsh, GA0.41Pomeroy et al. 1981Lousiana Marsh, LA1.10Moncreiff 1983

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