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Figures 1. Location of Southwest Florida Coastal Adaptation 4 2. Archaeological Areas within the South Florida Region 79 3. Rainfall Map for South Florida 100 4. Cyclical Rainfall Pattern in South Florida 102 5. Hydrological Units of South Florida 103 6. Geology of South Florida 105 7. Topographic Zones of South Florida 106 8. Vegetation Map of South Florida 108 9. Ranges of Temperature and Salinity 117 10. Ecological Zonation within a Mangrove Ecosystem 118 11. Energy Flow Diagram for a Mangrove Ecosystem 119 12. Summary Diagram of Bottom Plants 121 13. Bottom Marine Meadows of Southwest Florida 122 14. Generalized Linear Flow Diagram for a Coastal Ecosystem 126 15. Mean Annual Commercial Fish Catch for Selected Species in Southwest Florida 127 16. Erratic Rainfall and Salinities 132 17. Shoreline of the Pamlico Sea 143 18. Bathymetric Map of the Gulf of Mexico 145 19. Southwest Florida Bathymetric Map 146 List of Figures xi 20. Submerged Sediment Types of South Florida 148 21. Submerged Sediment Thickness of South Florida 149 22. Model Sea-Level Curve Zones 153 23. Peat Profile of Harney River 178 24. Southwest Florida Shoreline Positions from 5500 to 2000 B.P. 183 25. Dynamic Relationships of Southwest Florida Prehistory 190 26. Location of Southwest Florida Resource Zones at 13,000 B.P. 196 27. A Dynamic Profile of Resource Zones in South Florida from 13,000 to 6000 B.P. 199 28. Location of Southwest Florida Resource Zones at 10,000 B.P. 200 29. Location of Southwest Florida Resource Zones at 8500 B.P. 203 30. Location of Southwest Florida Resource Zones at 6500 B. P . 205 31. Marco Island Site Location Map 209 32. Charlotte Harbor-Pine Island Sound Late Prehistoric Settlement Pattern 258 33. Ten Thousand Islands Late Prehistoric Settlement Pattern 259 [3.145.191.214] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 15:13 GMT) ...

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