Habitat Close-Up -- Pinelands

Description: Dry, rough terrain where less robust plants rarely survive; created by forest fires; most diverse habitat in the Everglades Everglades Example(s): Pinelands Limiting Factors: Lack of water, nutrients in soil

Important Animals: Liguus Snails Frogs (asst.) Newts and Salamanders (asst.) Important Plants: Slash Pine Saw Palmetto Cabbage Palm Poison Wood