References ...................................... .. 95
Glossary of Technical Terms-Kenneth M. Campbell .......... 102
Appendices-Paulette Bond ............................ 116
 Appendix A. Federal Environmental Legislation .......... 116
 Appendix B. Classification of Wetlands in Florida ........ 121
 Appendix C. Florida Statutes Concerning Wetlands ...... 126
 Appendix D. W ater Quality ........................ 134
 Appendix E. Peatlands Management .............. . 136
 Appendix F. Florida Statute 403.265: Peat Mining;
 perm hitting ........................... 151


 ILLUSTRATIONS


Figure Page

 1 The process of coal formation .................... 10
 2 The relationship of peat types to fuel grade .......... 12
 3 A comparison of moisture content and heating value for
 peat, wood and various coal types ................. 15
 4 Peat provinces of southern Florida ................. 18
 5 SW-NE cross-section from Cape Sable to vicinity of
 Tam iam i Trail ................................. 19
 6 Cross-section through a cypress hammock ........... 20
 7 Cross-section through a "Bay Head" ............... 21
 8 Cross-section through bay swamp and titi swamp ..... 22
 9 Peat deposits bordering lakes ..................... 23
 10 Cross-section showing peat filling lake .............. 24
 11 Cross-section using cores to show buried peat layers at
 Eureka Dam site, Oklawaha River, Marion County,
 Florida ...................................... 2 5
 12 Isopach map of the Everglades region showing thickness
 of peat and some muck areas .................... 27
 13 Peat deposits in Florida ......................... 30
 14 Fuel grade peat deposits in Florida ................. 31
 15 Peat deposits in Florida ......................... 32
 16 Location map of the Everglades Agricultural Area ...... 34
 17 Map of the Everglades Agricultural Area showing the
 locations of profiles A-A' and B-B' ................. 37
 18 Profile A-A' across the upper Everglades showing surface
 elevations in 1912, 1940, 1970, 2000 ............. 38