The Florida Coastal Everglades Long-term Ecological Research
(FCE-LTER) project focuses on biological and physical
dynamics in the Everglades’ estuarine ecotones, or regions
where freshwater and saltwater mix. The primary goal of Phase
I of the project was to understand the factors controlling
productivity – the amount of living material produced when
nutrients and energy from sunlight are used to create plant
tissues – in the ecotones. Two sources of productivity were
examined: a marine source of phosphorus and an upstream
source of nutrients in the form of organic matter, or
nutrient-containing compounds derived from living things.
Findings by Working Group
Phase I of the FCE-LTER project was divided into seven
working groups. Each working group focused on a set of key
research questions and/or major processes that were being
quantified. The links below display findings by working
group.
