LIST OF TABLES


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1-1 Lake characteristics and water chemistry data ....._____ .... ... ..... ........_........6

2-1 Summary of methods used to obtain the stomach contents from crocodilians. .......17

3-1 Summary of methods used to estimate fresh mass for each prey group. .................57

3-2 Summary of samples among the lakes, including samples dropped, samples
 containing fresh prey, samples containing no food items, and showing the
 percentage of the samples containing fresh prey ......... ................. ...............57

3-3 Summary of method used to collect the stomach samples. ................ ................ ..58

3-4 Estimated total biomass of stomach content samples for alligators among the
 lakes, including both vertebrate and invertebrate biomass and percentage of the
 diet. .............. ...............58....

3-5 Lake Griffin alligator diet data including minimum number of individuals (mni),
 percent occurrence, estimated mass in grams, and percentage of the diet for prey
 group s and for taxa within prey group s ................ ...............59........... .

3-6 Lake Apopka alligator diet data including minimum number of individuals (mni),
 percent occurrence, estimated mass in grams, and percentage of the diet for prey
 group s and for taxa within prey group s ................ ...............62........... .

3-7 Lake Woodruff alligator diet data including minimum number of individuals
 (mni), percent occurrence, estimated mass in grams, and percentage of the diet
 for prey groups and for taxa within prey groups. .................. ................6

3-8 Shannon-Weiner diversity index (H') and Sheldon's equitability index (E)
 results for alligator samples containing fresh prey............... ...............66..

3-9 Summary of abnormal Lake Griffin stomach content samples. .............. ..............66

3-10 Lake Griffin alligator shad consumption summary for this study. ..........................66

3-11 Shannon-Weiner diversity index (H') and Sheldon's equitability index (E)
 results for alligator samples containing fresh fish ................. ........................66