Distribution and Abundance of Flora in Limestone Rockland Pine Forests of Southeastern Florida

Date Issued:: 1979
Summary:: The pine forests of the Miami Rock Ridge of extreme southeastern Florida form a highly distinctive vegetation type with the following characteristics: (1) a rough limestone (Miami oolite) substrate with abundant crevices and solution holes, but very little soil development; (2) an understory including a variety of West Indian hardwood species; and (3) a rather rich herbaceous flora, including South Florida endemics. The single overstory tree of these forests is Pinus elliottii var. densa.

Title:	Distribution and Abundance of Flora in Limestone Rockland Pine Forests of Southeastern Florida.	52 views 16 downloads
Name(s):	Loope, Lloyd L., creator Black, David W., creator Black, Sally, creator Avery, George N., creator
Type of Resource:	text
Genre:	Technical Report
Date Issued:	1979
Publisher:	U.S. National Park Service, South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park
Physical Description:	37 pages, illustration
Language(s):	English
Summary:	The pine forests of the Miami Rock Ridge of extreme southeastern Florida form a highly distinctive vegetation type with the following characteristics: (1) a rough limestone (Miami oolite) substrate with abundant crevices and solution holes, but very little soil development; (2) an understory including a variety of West Indian hardwood species; and (3) a rather rich herbaceous flora, including South Florida endemics. The single overstory tree of these forests is Pinus elliottii var. densa.
Identifier:	FI11060911 (IID), 3174685 (digitool), fiu:29804 (fedora)
Subject(s):	Everglades National Park (Fla.) Botany--Florida
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3174685
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Host Institution:	FIU

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