EVR 3013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, South Florida Rocklands, Pine Warbler
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The rock pinelands are not known to have any endemic plant species. false. The south florida tropical hammocks contain an unusually large number of endemic plant species. false. The inside of mature hammocks tends to be cooler than the outside during hot summer days and warmer than the outside during cold winter days. true. Animal density in rock pinelands is often high, particularly mammals. false. Some of the animals associated with the rock pinelands include the pine warbler, redshoulder hawk, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, and pigmy rattler. true. Tree height of hammocks is kept to 55-50 feet or less due to cold snaps, lightning, and storms. true. The hammocks of the florida keys have some of the rarest and most sensitive tropical tree species of all south florida. true. Which of the following is/are threats to sawgrass? soil fire during a drought multi-year flooding deeper than a foot fire followed by rising water all of the above<
