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chapter 10 Kissimmee–Okeechobee–Florida Everglades–Florida Bay–Coral Reef System 10.1 The System The Kissimmee–Okeechobee–Florida Everglades–Florida Bay–coral reef (KOEFR) system, located in central and south Florida, is among the most unique ecological resources in the United States. This system formed over thousands of years as a major wetland represented by the Kissimmee River vegetation, the Florida Everglades, the Big Cypress Swamp, and the coastal mangroves and glades (Mitsch and Gosselink, 1993). The Florida Everglades represent the only such system in the Northern Hemisphere. The KOEFR region, the largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the conterminous United States, is a mosaic of freshwater and saltwater areas that includes. | chapter 10 Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Florida Everglades-Florida Bay-Coral Reef System 10.1 The System The Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Florida Everglades-Florida Bay-coral reef KOEFR system located in central and south Florida is among the most unique ecological resources in the United States. This system formed over thousands of years as a major wetland represented by the Kissimmee River vegetation the Florida Everglades the Big Cypress Swamp and the coastal mangroves and glades Mitsch and Gosselink 1993 . The Florida Everglades represent the only such system in the Northern Hemisphere. The KOEFR region the largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the conterminous United States is a mosaic of freshwater and saltwater areas that includes lakes grassy wetlands open prairies pine rock lands tropical hardwood forests mangrove forests a subtropical estuary a string of keys and offshore hermatypic coral reefs. Unlike any other ecosystem in the United States the KOEFR system supports a diverse mixture of temperate and Caribbean flora and unique fauna Davis and Ogden 1994 that includes nesting and over-wintering fishes reptiles amphibians birds and mammals. Various species of wading birds such as egrets herons spoonbills and the endangered wood stork need the specific habitat provided by the Florida Everglades. Grassland birds and the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow are also present. Other wildlife includes the Florida panther alligators the endangered American crocodile tropical fish and crustaceans such as the valuable pink shrimp and spiny lobster. The effects of changes in the Florida Everglades in recent decades on animal and plant assemblages due to anthropogenous activities have been complex and extensive Figure 10.1 . The losses of major parts of the wetlands of south Florida from the Kissimmee Valley and Lake Okeechobee to the eastern half of the Everglades have been the single most important reason for such effects. In the Kissimmee system and the Water Conservation
