Big Cypress Preserve Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Forested Wetlands |
| NWI Classification: |
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PFO2/1H |
| Latitude: |
25.866821 |
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Longitude: |
-81.149601 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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12/13/2008 |
| Direction: |
South East |
| State: |
Florida |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
Big Cypress National Preserve at Kirby Storter trail |
| Author(s): |
Larry Handley |
| Affiliation: |
USGS/NWRC |
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12/13/2008 | | |
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Description:
Palustrine Forested Wetland of Needle-leaved Deciduous and Broad-leaved Deciduous in a permanently flooded swamp. Abundance of epiphytic plant growth and Bromiliads.
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Conditions: Winter water is present. Later in the winter water level will decrease in depth, but maybe present on the surface or saturated to the surface.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Bald Cypress |
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Taxodium distichum |
| Buttonbush |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis |
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Disturbances: Hydrologically, the Big Cypress has been impacted by regional land-use change in watershed locations to the north and close-by the Tamiami Trail that has altered hydrologic flow. |
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