SYSTEMATIC & Special +16 and counting
- SYSTEMATIC |
ENERGY - Wave / Wind / Forces
Units : high . moderate . low
The most successful and sustainable landscape matches the plants with the prevalent stresses.
The practice of constant control of stresses violates the notion of a sustainable landscape in its purest form.
*Most of Florida's soils are Acidic, not fertile , lack humus
Special Conditions - :\
- :\NEARSHORE / coastal classes aka NEARSHORE ( often JURISDICTIONAL ) are the primary contributor to the economy of Florida
- :\Nearshore / classification determined by
1. hydric soils
2. water table
3. wetland plants
- :\NEARSHORE / SPECIAL COASTAL CLASSES aka NEARSHORE SPECIAL
A. beaches. coastal strand aka nearshore strand : [ North Nearshore Strand ] beaches | narrow beaches , fragile ecology , sea oats , cocolaba , saw palmetto , live oaks [ South Nearshore Strand ] beaches | oak , etc-ipomea & other more tender plants
B. mudflat : ( tidal flat ) - nearshore wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers. they are found in sheltered areas such as bays, bayous, lagoons and estuaries
C. maritime forests aka oldest forests
D. barrier islands : shore-side | grasses , vines , gulls , terns , shore birds , turtles , mangroves on south side
E. estuaries : extremely productive | mixing of salt / fresh water occurs |
1. plants : sea grasses , mangroves (south)
2. animals : wading birds , young fish , manatees
G. dunes :
1. FORE DUNES
a. Plants : low and tuff rhizomatous
2. PIONEER DUNES
b. low herbs (pioneer species) - have leaves and stems that die down at end of season
H. plantings :
a. provide shelter to animals
b. contribute nutritional energy sources to native WILD species
c. enhance ( s ) { HUMANITIES } marine productivity ( HOW? )
d. protect ( s ) uplands [ CLASS ] from SYSTEMATIC damage ( HOW? )
e. improve and maintain water quality ( of the OCEAN? )
f. provide complex aesthetic benefits
hummock (often contain tropical species)
maritime (older than saline) / / older Dunes when 'colonized by trees & shrubs' form Maritime forest
Salt Flats (devoid of vegetation) : aka -> salterns , salt barrens , salinas . high salinity sub-straights 1. [ patches of low-growing forbs , grasses , stunted mangroves ]
oligohaline marshes ( fresh water input ) ( year round habitat ) / brackish water species dominate 1. [ salt grass and cat tails ]
SANDY - 800 miles of beaches
estuarine : wetland tidal habitats characterized by fluctuations in salinity and intertidal zones
oligohaline : water with a salinity of .5 to 5.0 ppt due to ocean - derived salts
beaches erosion (opposite of accretion)- natural erosion : geological process of natural forces , long periods of , breaking down and carrying away material (i.e rocks, soil, etc ) from the Earth's surface. / erosion shapes landscapes / over 200 miles of beaches are in a critical state of erosion
Accretion - Accretion : Accretion opposite of erosion
1. process by which material is added block-like OVER a subduction space, frequently in existing URBAN continental landmasses.
2. Accretion from natural causes ( is alluvion ) / Alluvion is the addition of soil, sand, and other types of earth to the part of a person's property from 'natural causes'.
PSAMMENTS ( rangeland - pasture - wildlife habitat ) \ reflect soil-forming processes / weakly developed |||| Fertile ||| Most abundant / course textured / pine forest parent material / quartz sand / unconsolidated sediment or rock
Mangroves - 4 types
a carbon sequestering ecosystem requires the formation of micorrhizal fungi
Florida Fringe - Mangrove pattern ?
- SYSTEMATIC |
ENERGY - Wave / Wind / Forces
Units : high . moderate . low
The most successful and sustainable landscape matches the plants with the prevalent stresses.
The practice of constant control of stresses violates the notion of a sustainable landscape in its purest form.
*Most of Florida's soils are Acidic, not fertile , lack humus
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