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This dissertation uses state-of-the-art palynological analysis, quantitative paleoenvironmental analysis (modem analog technique, detrended correspondence analysis, and cluster analysis) and geochronology ( 14 C, 210 Pb, and biostratigraphy) on wetland sediments from the ridge, …

While repeated transgressive and regressive sea level cycles have shaped south Florida throughout geological history, modern rates of sea level rise pose a significant risk to the structure and function of the freshwater wetland ecosystems throughout the low-lying Everglades reg…

Bobcats (Lynx rufus) that inhabit tree islands of the Everglades, an expansive wetland in southern Florida. Bobcats are understudied in Florida and wetland ecosystems, and my objective was to identify factors driving their use of tree islands. I hypothesized that tree island siz…

The Miccosukee Tribe of South Florida is a federally recognized Indian tribe who reside on a reservation that lies within the Florida Everglades. As such, like many Indian tribes, their modern political history is entangled with the history of the creation of nearby national par…