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- Oaks
- Cypress
- Pop ash
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- Maples
- Sweetbays
- Air plants
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Hardwood swamps occur
along rivers in north Florida and in strands along sloughs in south Florida.
Sloughs are broad shallow channels that contain flowing water. They often
correspond to linear depressions in the underlying limestone (Florida
Natural Area Inventory 1990). In south Florida, hardwood swamps consist
of a dense mix of oaks, black gum, willow, cypress, and red maple as well
as palms. Within the strand, the soil is very rich, but is usually covered
by a few inches to several feet of water. This in combination with the dense
forest canopy limits the amount of food available to white-tailed deer.
Water also limits the presence of wild hogs in hardwood swamps. Raccoons
and a wide variety of amphibians, reptiles, and birds are found in hardwood
swamps.
Birds:eastern screech
owl, swallow-tail kite, wading birds, yellow-crowned
night heron. Mammals:bobcat,
mink, raccoon,
river otter. Reptiles and Amphibians:
American alligator,
freshwater fish, frogs, snakes.
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Dense vegetation of black gum, bromeliads,
buttonbush, cabbage
palm, cypress,
maidencane, oaks, orchids,
red maple, rushes, sawgrass, sedges, and willow.
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