The Effects of Herbivory on Fruits and Seedlings of Sargent's Cherry Palm (Pseudophoenix sargentii sargentii) on Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park
Everglades Research Group, Inc, O'Hare N, Dalrymple G. 2000. The Effects of Herbivory on Fruits and Seedlings of Sargent's Cherry Palm (Pseudophoenix sargentii sargentii) on Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park
This report reviews the findings of a six month project to evaluate herbivory on the fruits, seedlings and adult palm trees of Sargent's cherry palm (Pseudophoenix sargentii H. Wendl ex Sarg.) on Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park (BISC). The species is classified as endangered by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The remaining naturally occurring Sargent's cherry palms are found in three small clusters of trees on Elliott Key. Twelve of these trees have reached reproductive age 1. The majority of the palms are seedlings or juveniles. There are also four locations of re-introduced seedling and juveniles palms on Elliott Key, as well as a re-introduced population in Long Key State Park on Long Key in the Florida Keys. Sargent's cherry palm is also recorded from Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Yucatan peninsula (Read, 1968). Previous field surveys by Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG, 1995 and 1998) and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP, 1996) documented fruit and seedling damage and, or mortality of the palm due to intense herbivory.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Everglades Research Group, Inc; O'Hare, Nancy; Dalrymple, George
- Date of Issue
- 2000-09-29
- Units
- BISC
- Keywords
- Endangered, Reintroduction, Reproduction, Seedling, Survey