A Survey of Fire History and Impact in Tropical Hardwood Hammocks in the East Everglades and Adjacent Portions of EVER
Loope LL and Urban NH. 1980. A Survey of Fire History and Impact in Tropical Hardwood Hammocks in the East Everglades and Adjacent Portions of EVER. SFRC T-592. South Florida Natural Resources Center. Homestead, Florida
Tropical hardwood forest vegetation is found in the United States only in the southern portion of Florida. Small islands of such forest, surrounded by other vegetation types, are traditionally referred to as "tropical hardwood hammocks" or often simply as "Hammocks" (Davis, 1943; Robertson, 1955; Craighead, 1974). The scientific and esthetic value of these hammocks is considerable. Hammocks contain numerous tropical plant species not found elsewhere in the United States. Their preservation as natural ecosystems is a primary concern of the U.S. National Park Service and of state and local governments. This study provides baseline data on the nature and recent successional history (since 1940) of tropical hardwood hammocks of the "East Everglades" area and adjacent portions of Everglades National Park, west and northwest of Homestead, Florida. The area of investigation is located between Grossman Hammock (in Chekika State Park, 30 km northwest of Homestead, Florida) and Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park (ENP).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Loope, Lloyd; Urban, Nancy
- Date of Issue
- 1980-04
- Publisher
- South Florida Natural Resources Center
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- everglades, FIRE, hammock, Impact, SFNRCTRS