1987 SCHNOES AND HUMPHREY: TERRESTRIAL COMMUNITIES IN FLORIDA 97
 INSECTS
 Insect responses to post-mining treatments were presented as an
overview of abundance (Fig. 20), because detailed sample analysis was
completed only for winter quarter. Seasonal levels of abundance are
given in Table 11. The lowest insect abundance occurred on consolidated
clay settling ponds, with consistently low values in all quarters. During
winter, the insect fauna on these sites was dominated by flies and bee-
tles. In the successional range of sites, insects were most abundant in
the young willow seral stage (Swift) and least abundant in the mature
wax myrtle forest (A-3).
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lakes, insect abundance peaked in the 5-15 year age class and declined
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mean of quarterly means (n= 4). Abbreviations are as in Figure 3.