Schinus in Successional Ecosystems of Everglades National Park
Ewel JJ, Ojima DS, Karl DA, Debusk WF. 1982. Schinus in Successional Ecosystems of Everglades National Park. SFRC T-676. South Florida Natural Resources Center. Homestead, Florida
The extreme southern 10% of peninsular Florida is, in many ways, a biologically unique environment. The landscape is geologically young, the topography is flat, and the climate is the most tropical of any part of the continental U.S. The vegetation of the southwest portion is dominated by mangrove forests, which occupy more area here than in all other parts of the U.S. combined. The central portion is triangular, with its apex pointed south. It is covered by a mosaic of wetlands; glades, prairies, marshes, and ponds. This area is dominated by herbaceous vegetation, but forests - locally called tree islands, bayheads, strands, hammocks, and domes - are interspersed throughout. The third portion is South Florida's "mountainous" region: the Miami Rock Ridge, which sweeps along the southeast coast, the curves inland (and into the Everglades National Park) just before it reaches the southernmost extent of the peninsula.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ewel, John; Ojima, Dennis; Karl, Dori; Debusk, William
- Date of Issue
- 1982-08
- Publisher
- South Florida Natural Resources Center
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- everglades, Schinus, SFNRCTRS