Several years ago, we did a Still Nature digital nature photo album about Central Florida's habitats. Every time I look at it, I'm so proud of the information it contains and the beautiful Jim Angy photographs it displays. Now I have even more reason to like it - it provides me with fodder for this blog!Matt labored long and hard over this map that shows the general distribution of habitats (be sure to click to enlarge - lots of good information there). As we speak of our Space Coast habitats in future posts, we'll include beaches and lagoons, as well as the scrub, pine flatwood, and freshwater wetlands noted on the map.
Knowing an area's habitat is important, because it determines what flora and fauna you will see when you visit. So as we talk habitat, we'll talk critters and plants, too.
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Thanks for this post. Good to know. Didn't know there was so much wetland. Would the wetlands be considered hammocks?
ReplyDeleteNo, according to http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Ecosystems/Tropical_Hammocks/tropical_hammocks.html a hammock is more of a forest, with well-drained soil, characterized by thick stands of shade-tolerant hardwoods. a wetland is more of a swamp or a marsh.
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