Title
Mapping and Assessing Fire Damage on Broadleaved Forest Communities in Big Cypress National Preserve
Date of this Version
9-12-2012
Document Type
Report
Abstract
Within Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY), oak-dominated forests and woodlands as well as tropical and temperate hardwood hammocks are integral components of the landscape and are biodiversity hotpots for both flora and fauna. These broadleaved forest communities serve as refugia for many of the Preserve’s wildlife species during prolonged flooding and fires. However, both prolonged flooding and severe fires, which are important and necessary disturbance vectors within this landscape, can have deleterious effects on these forested communities. This is particularly true in the case of fires, which under extreme conditions associated with drought and elevated fuel loads, can burn through these forested communities consuming litter and understory vegetation and top killing most, if not all, of the trees present.
Recommended Citation
Ruiz, Pablo L.; Sah, Jay P.; Snyder, James R.; and Ross, Michael S., "Mapping and Assessing Fire Damage on Broadleaved Forest Communities in Big Cypress National Preserve" (2012). SERC Research Reports. 98.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/sercrp/98
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Comments
A report from the South Florida Terrestrial Ecosystems Lab (SOFTEL).