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|a Resampling of Permanent Pine Rockland Vegetation Plots on Big Pine Key |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Miami, Florida : |b Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, |c 2010-02. |
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|a The pine rocklands of South Florida are characterized by an herbaceous flora with many
narrowly endemic taxa, a diverse shrub layer containing several palms and numerous tropical
hardwoods, and an overstory of south Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa). Fire has
been considered as an important environmental factor for these ecosystems, since in the absence
of fire these pine forests are replaced by dense hardwood communities, resulting in loss of the
characteristic pineland herb flora. Hence, in the Florida Keys pine forests, prescribed fire has
been used since the creation of the National Key Deer Refuge. However, such prescribed burns
were conducted in the Refuge mainly for fuel reduction, without much consideration of
ecological factors. The USGS and Florida International University conducted a research study
for four years, from 1998 to 2001, the objective of which was to document the response of pine
rockland vegetation to a range of fire management options and to provide Fish and Wildlife
Service and other land managers with information useful in deciding when and where to burn to
perpetuate these unique pine forests. This study is described in detail in Snyder et al. (2005). |
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