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Hydrologic Properties Of Mangrove And Sawgrass Peat In Shark River Slough, Everglades, Florida, Nicole Cordoba

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Peat sediments are the foundation of most wetlands, acting as a medium for water to flow through, governed by hydraulic conductivity, and as a potential source of nutrients. Shark River Slough is a known, main fresh waterway for Everglades National Park, distributing essential nutrients and freshwater into the wetland. Hydraulic conductivity was calculated through experimental (both in situ water and higher salinity water) falling head tests performed on mangrove and sawgrass peat cores. Nutrient concentrations were analyzed for the pore water released during hydrologic testing. Hydraulic conductivity values were higher in the sawgrass peat than the mangrove peat. No significant …