SFRC-85/01 Litterfall in Pinelands of Everglades National Park
Herndon A and Taylor D. 1985. SFRC-85/01 Litterfall in Pinelands of Everglades National Park. SFRC 85/01. South Florida Natural Resources Center. Homestead, Florida
In December 1978, a study was initiated under the Pinelands Fire Ecology project to investigate leaf litter fall in the pinelands of Everglades National Park. The study had limited aims at this time. We hope to demonstrate a short-term increase in litter fall caused by fire and to compare the effects of cool (with little or no scorch of needles in the overstory trees) and hot (with heavy scorch) burns. Late in 1979, the scope of the study was expanded to include an examination of overall patterns in leaf litter fall throughout Long Pine Key. Leaf litter colelction was carried out over the whole area during 1980 and the first half of 1981. Thereafter, collection was abandoned on various dates at the different sites (see below and Table 1) with the last litter collections taking place in June 1982.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Herndon, Alan; Taylor, Dale
- Date of Issue
- 1985-03
- Publisher
- South Florida Natural Resources Center
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- everglades, litterfall, pinelands, SFNRCTRS