Ecology of South Florida class EVR3013

Read the attached article entitled  “Predicted Changes in Interannual Water-Level Fluctuations Due to Climate Change and Its Implications for the Vegetation”of the Florida Everglades ”

and then prepare review of the article, including the following components:

Thesis: What are the main points of the article? What are the most extreme climate scenarios have significant impact on structure of wetland vegetation, different types of vegetation at Everglades?

Analysis:  emphasize the following points

•   Distribution of dominant vegetation types historically and currently. 

•   Magnitude of interannual water-level fluctuations.

•   Different climate change scenarios and their impact on different ecosystems.     

Conclusion:

i    Which point of view did you most agree with and why?

ii   What made this point of view so convincing?

iiiWhat made other points of view less convincing?