ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Terry J. Doyle, Carlos Coronado-Molina, Emile Verdone, Steve Davis, Nicole Cormier, Garrett Thibodeaux, Christa Walker, Russell Walters, Remy Boudreaux, and Marcus Melder for arranging field logistics and/or for assistance with woody debris measurements. Bobby D. Keeland, James A. Allen, Rassa Dale, Lana Wiggins, Connie Herndon, Robin Chazdon, and two anonymous reviewers provided helpful peer, statistical, or editorial reviews. Boats were provided by the U.S. Geological Survey's Florida/Caribbean Science Center, Everglades National Park, and Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Data collected from the Shark and Taylor Rivers in Everglades National Park resulted from in-kind support by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement no. DEB-9910514. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Funding for this project was provided by the Greater Everglades Restoration Project, Critical Ecosystems Initiative (CESI), Task 98-3. Mention of trade names does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Government.