Comunidades de plantas nativas de Florida

Dry Mesic Hardwood

  • Upland mixed forest at Manatee Springs State Park by Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter

  • Dry Mesic Hardwoods at San Felasco Hammock State Park.  Photo by Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter

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Información

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Descripción:

A dry-mesic hardwood-dominated community typically occurs on sandy to clayey soils and experiences rare—or no—fire. Vegetation varies with climate, but common species include loblolly pine (Pinus taeda ), live oak ( Quercus virginiana ), laurel oak ( Quercus laurifolia ), southern magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora ), pignut hickory ( Carya glabra ), red bay ( Persea borbonia ), and other hardwoods.


Good examples of this community can be found at Manatee Springs State Park and San Felasco Hammock State Park.

 

Referencias:

Duever, L. (1988, Summer). Florida's natural communities: Mesic hammock. The Palmetto, 8(2), 4–5. http://fnps.org/assets/pdf/palmetto/v08i2p4duever.pdf


Florida Department of Environmental Protection. (1992). Soil and water relationships of Florida's ecological communities. http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wetlands/delineation/docs/soil-and-water.pdf


Florida Natural Areas Inventory. (2010). Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory. http://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm


Knight, G. R., Oetting, J. B., & Cross, L. (2011). Atlas of Florida's natural heritage: Biodiversity, landscapes, stewardship and opportunities. Institute of Science and Public Affairs, Florida State University.


Myers, R. L., & Ewel, J. J. (Eds.). (1990). Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida Press.


Simons, R. W. (1990). Terrestrial and freshwater habitats. In S. H. Wolfe (Ed.), An ecological characterization of the Florida Springs Coast: Pithlachascotee to Waccasassa Rivers (Biological Report 90[21], pp. 99–157). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. (198-). 26 ecological communities of Florida. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00000110/00001


Whitney, E. N., Means, D. B., & Rudloe, A. (2004). Priceless Florida: Natural ecosystems and native species. Pineapple Press.


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