An Inventory of Plant Communities of the Turner River Area, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
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Title:
An Inventory of Plant Communities of the Turner River Area, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida Report T-648
Creator:
South Florida Natural Resources Center/South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park
Lance Gunderson
Lloyd L. Loope
William R. Maynard
Place of Publication:
Homestead
Florida
Publisher:
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Abstract:
Many factors influence the distribution of plant communities in the Big Cypress area of southern Florida. A spectrum of hydrologic conditions is found throughout the communities, ranging from deep water areas with long periods of inundation to llupland'l areas with no inundation. The hydrologic regime in each community is a result of topographic and edaphic features combined with the rainfall pattern characterized by a pronounced wet season in May-October. Other natural influences on the succession within each vegetation type include the effects of hurricanes, fires, frosts, lightning and animals (Craighead, 1971). Maninduced changes on the plant communities are a result of lumbering, canal and road building, excavation, farming, and grazing. Although all of the above mentioned factors are important, this study deals primarily with the relationships between the vegetation and the elevational, soil and hydrologic conditions. ( English )
Issuing Body:
SuDoc number: I 29.95:T-648

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Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
South Florida Natural Resource Center
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