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Maurice Greenwood
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Topography- rolling hills or sloping terrain Soil- deep sand
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Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) South Florida slash pine (P. elliottii var. densa) Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) Wiregrass (Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana)
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Soil- infertile, well- drained Fire – important to the ecology Burns- 1-3 years
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Pines spaced fairly far apart Midstory deciduous oaks Ground species, height, and density will depend of fire history
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Distinguished from scrub by lack of scrub oaks Distinguished from upland pine by soil Upland pine- clay or loamy soil
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753,547 acres (304,950 ha) of Sandhill habitat exist, of which 46% (348,512 ac; 141,038 ha) are in conservation or managed areas. 5% (35,052 ac; 14,185 ha) are in Florida Forever projects 5% (34,517; 13,969 ha) are in SHCA- designated lands. 45% (335,466; 135,758 ha) are other private lands.
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Critically endangered 98 % decline 90% - pine plantations, developments, agriculture
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Canopy Longleaf pine Midstory Trees Shrubs Understory Dominant grasses Forbs Legumes
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Turkey oak, bluejack oak (Q. incana) Sand live oak (Q. geminata) Sand post oak (Q. margaretta) Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) Pricklypear (Opuntia humifusa) Gopher apple (Licania michauxii)
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Wiregrass Three-awns (Aristida spp.) Pineywoods dropseed (Sporobolus junceus) Lopsided indiangrass (Sorghastrum secundum) variable species of bluestems (Andropogon spp.) Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
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Dogtongue wild buckwheat (Eriogonum tomentosum) Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia), Gayfeathers and blazing stars (Liatris spp.), Coastalplain honeycomb-head (Balduina angustifolia) Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) Soft green eyes (Berlandiera pumila).
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Sidebeak pencil flower (Stylosanthes biflora) Sensitive brier (Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata) Summer farewell (Dalea pinnata) Milkpeas (Galactia spp.) Snoutbeans (Rhynchosia spp.) Spurred butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) Atlantic pigeon-wing (Clitoria mariana)
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Peninsular sandhill toothache-grass (Ctenium floridanum) clasping warea (Warea amplexifolia) scrub stylisma (Stylisma abdita) giant orchid (Pteroglossaspis ecristata) longspurred mint (Dicerandra cornutissima) variable-leaf crownbeard (Verbesina heterophylla) scrub pigeon-wing (Clitoria fragrans)
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Panhandle sandhill Zigzag silkgrass (Pityopsis flexuosa) Toothed savory (Calamintha dentata) Sandhill sedge (Carex tenax) Pineland hoary-pea (Tephrosia mohrii) Hairy wild indigo (Baptisia calycosa var. villosa) Arkansas oak (Q. arkansana).
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Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) Centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides) Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) Natal grass (Melinis repens)
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Pocket gopher (Geomys pinetus), hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), grey and red fox(Urocyon cinereoargenteus, Vulpes vulpes) whitetail deer(Odocoileus virginianus) Northern bobwhite quail(Colinus virginianus),wild wild turkey(Meleagris gallopavo), Bachman's sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis), mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
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Gopher frog (Rana capito), Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) Florida pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus) Short-tailed snake (Stilosoma extenuatum) Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) Southeastern American kestrel (Falco sparverius paulus) Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus) Fox squirrels (Sciurus niger)
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Southeastern American kestrel (Falco sparverius paulus
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Fire Variability Season Frequency Intensity
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Mechanical treatments that create soil disturbance have negative impacts on wiregrass Negative impact on oaks by herbicide
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Eglin Air Force Base (Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties) Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park (Clay County) “Riverside Island” northern half of the Ocala National Forest (Marion County)
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