BIOL 355 Final: Finals Notes
8 Mar 2017
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Everglades = watery expanse, 50 miles wide, shallow (6 in deep average), sourced from lake okeechobee. Water rain (rainy summer/dry winter + spring) Soil limestone, ancient sand dunes & organic plant matter (hummus) Nutrient poor b/c limestone + sand don"t provide many nutrients, high precipitation leaches nutrients from the plant litter and through the loose porous soil. Highly productive b/c high evapotranspiration rate, fast decomposition. Highly diverse b/c climate is a blend of temperate and tropical (subtropical) also great potential for colonization. Glades = sawgrass (sedge), islands of other habitats, much of glade land has been drained in order to grow sugar cane. Birds great egret, snowy egret, tricolored heron, white ibis, wood stork (all piscivorous), long legs allow for wading, long beaks allow for grabbing prey (indicator species) Pinelands = sandy soil, nutrient poor, dry and fire prone (fire is natural, shapes community but is often impeded by humans)
