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