Habitat Close-Up -- Dwarf Cypress Forest
Description:
A shallow body of water capable of supporting a plantlife, although containing relatively few numbers of nutrients in its soil
Everglades Example(s):
Pa-hay-okee Overlook
Limiting Factors:
Quantity and quality of water, sunlight, nutrients in soil
Important Animals:
Little Blue, Green Heron
Osprey, Eagles, Hawks & Vultures
American Bittern
Important Plants:
Bald Cypress
Saw Grass
Bladder Wart
Swamp Lily
Poison Wood