. Ecology and behavior of the Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Florida . Fig. 2 (cont.) B, headwaters of the Homosassa River. Coastal forest is dominated by cabbage palm (Sabalpalmetto), bald cypress {Taxodiuin distichum), live oak (Quercus virginiana), red maple {Acer rubrum), red-cedar (Juniperus silicicola), magnolia {Mag- nolia virginiana), red-bay {Persea borbonia), and wax-myrtle {Myrica cerifera). Of the five major stream types in Florida recognized by Beck (1965), spring-fed rivers such as the Crystal, Homosassa, and Chas- sahowitzka are classified as calcareous streams, as distinct fro

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. Ecology and behavior of the Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Florida . Fig. 2 (cont.) B, headwaters of the Homosassa River. Coastal forest is dominated by cabbage palm (Sabalpalmetto), bald cypress {Taxodiuin distichum), live oak (Quercus virginiana), red maple {Acer rubrum), red-cedar (Juniperus silicicola), magnolia {Mag- nolia virginiana), red-bay {Persea borbonia), and wax-myrtle {Myrica cerifera). Of the five major stream types in Florida recognized by Beck (1965), spring-fed rivers such as the Crystal, Homosassa, and Chas- sahowitzka are classified as calcareous streams, as distinct from sand-bottomed streams like the Withlacoochee. The Withlacoo- chee, in fact, differs strikingly from the other rivers in Citrus County. Whereas the Crystal, Homosassa, and Chassahowitzka rivers are all less than 13 kilometers in length, the Withlacoochee reaches more than 100 kilometers into the Florida interior and is

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