Loxahatchee Gray Literature

 Reports etc. (Gray Literature) Relevant to the

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

This page provides links to various relatively obscure or hard-to-get documents. Some links may be outdated, and will be updated or deleted when identified. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Citations and document links:

Browder, J. A., Gleason, P. J., and Swift, D. R. (1989) "Periphyton in the Everglades:  Spatial Variation, Environmental Correlates, and Ecological Implications." Proceedings of Everglades Symposium, Key Largo, FL, 76 pp. +.

Hagenbuck, W. W., Thompson, R., and Rodgers, D. P. (1974). "A Preliminary Investigation of the Effects of Water Levels on Vegetative Communities of Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge." USFWS,

Heaney, J. P., and Huber, W. C. (1971). "Hydrologic reconnaissance of Conservation Areas One, Two, and Three of the Central and Southern Florida Project." DRE-11, Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Imlay, M. J., and Winger, P. V. (1980?). "Loxahatchee Apple Snail -- Copper Problem." USFWS report on file.

Lin, S., and Gregg, R. (1988). "Water Budget Analysis: Water Conservation Area 1." DRE 245, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL.

Lin, S. S. T. (1979). "The application of the Receiving Water Quantity Model to the Conservation Areas of South Florida." DRE-91, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL.

Miller, W. L. (1988). "Description and evaluation of the effects of urban and agricultural development on the surficial aquifer system, Palm Beach County, Florida." Water Resources Investigations Report 88-4056, USGS in cooperation with Palm Beach County, Tallahassee, FL.

Nearhoof, F. L. (1992). "Nutrient-induced Impacts and Water Quality Violations in the Florida Everglades." Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Technical Series.

Neidrauer, C. J. (2004). "Water Conservation Area Regulation Schedules." South Florida Water Management District file wca_schedules_082604.pdf.

Pope, K. R. (1991). "The relationship of vegetation to sediment chemistry and water level variance on the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge," Master of Science, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Richardson, J. R., Bryant, W. L., Kitchens, W. M., Mattson, J. E., and Pope, K. R. (1990). "An evaluation of refuge habitats and relationships to water quality, quantity, and hydroperiod: A synthesis report." Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville.

Scott, W. B. (1977). "Hydraulic Conductivity and Water Quality of the Shallow Aquifer Palm Beach County, Florida." WRI-76-119, USGS.

Scheidt, D. (2001). Update on Everglades science used to support May 1999 USEPA approval of of 10 ppb numeric water quality phosphorus criterion for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. Memo dated January 19, 2001.

Swift, D. R. (1984). "Periphyton and water quality relationships in the Everglades water conservation areas." Environments of South Florida Present and Past II, P. J. Gleason, ed., Miami Geological Society, Coral Gables, FL, 97-117.

Swift, D. R., and Nicholas, R. B. (1987). "Periphyton and water quality relationships in the Everglades Water Conservation Areas: 1978-1982." Report DRE 233, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL.

US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District. (1994). "Environmental Assessment: Modification of the Regulation Schedule Water Conservation Area No. 1." US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL.

Waldon, M. G. (2005). "Timeline of historic and environmental events relevant to the hydrology and water quality in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge." .

Walker, W. W., and Jewell, S. D. (1997). "Atmospheric deposition of phosphorus in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge." presented at conference "Atmospheric Deposition in South Florida: Measuring Net Atmospheric Inputs of Nutrients," South Florida Water Management District, October 20-22, 1997.

Documents listed by topic:

Toxics and pesticides: Imlay and Winger (1980?) – Effects of copper pesticide applications on apple snails

Phosphorus and water quality in the Refuge: Richardson et al. (1990) – Intensive water quality and hydrology study Nearhoof (1992) – Review of impacts of phosphorus on the Everglades Walker and Jewell (1997) – Atmospheric deposition Scheidt (2001) – Phosphorus criterion

Hydrology of the Refuge and relationship of hydrology and vegetative communities: Pope (1991) – Sediment chemistry and hydrology effects on vegetation Hagenbuck et al. (1974) – Effects of hydrology on vegetative communities Neidrauer (2004) – Regulation schedules Heaney and Huber (1971) – History and description of water conservation areas US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District (1994) – EA for regulation schedule modification Lin (1979) – Water quality model of the water conservation areas Lin and Gregg (1988) – Refuge water budget

Reports related to Refuge periphyton and the impact of mineral content on species composition: Browder et al. (1991) – Everglades periphyton distribution Swift (1984) – Periphyton-water quality relationships Swift and Nicholas (1987) – Periphyton-water quality relationships

Refuge geology and groundwater Scott (1976) – Palm Beach County aquifer Miller (1988) – Study of the surficial aquifer and soils of Palm Beach County

Other: Waldon (2005) – Timeline for the Refuge

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(last modified May 2, 2017)