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Table 1. Dominant plants and environmental parameters characteristic of main vegetational associations of greater Everglades ecosystem (Abrahamson and Hartnett, 1990; Kushlan, 1990; Loveless, 1959).

Vegetational
association Dominant Plants Hydroperiod* Water Depth Substrate

Sawgrass Marsh - dense Cladium Moderate Moderate >1 m peat

Sawgrass Marsh - sparse Cladium, other Cyperaceae, Poaceae Moderate Moderate <1 m peat or marl

Wet Prairie Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Sagittaria, Nymphaea Short Shallow Marl, shallow peat

Slough Nymphaea, Utricularia, Nuphar, Panicum Long Deep > 1 m peat

Tree Islands Subtropical hardwoods, Salix, Cephalanthus, Magnolia, Persea, Annona, Morella, Asteraceae, ferns Short-moderate Dry to moderate Mineral soil-peat

Cypress Domes/Strands Taxodium, Acer, Fraxinus, Annona, ferns, Epiphytes (bromeliads) Long Moderate Peat over sandy soils

Mangroves Rhizophora, Avicennia, Lagunularia, Conocarpus, ferns Coastal forests with saline influence Peat

Salt Marshes Batis, Salicornia, Typha, Baccharis, Morella Transition between mangroves and fresh-water marshes

Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Convolvulaceae

Beach-Dune Communiity Sabal palmetto, Casuarina, Conocarpus, Morella, shrubs Sand dunes and beach on coast

Pine Flatwoods Pinus elliottii, Morella, Sabal palmetto, Poaceae Seasonal inundation Dry to shallow Sandy soil / oolitic limestone

Poaceae, Sabal palmetto, Morella Wet only after heavy rains Dry to shallow

Sawgrass-Shrub/Ridges Cladium; Crinum, Pontederia, and Cephalanthus in transition zone adjacent to slough Moderate Moderate 0.5 - 1.5 m peat

* short hydroperiods = 0–3 months annual inundation; moderate = 3-9 months annual inundation; long = 9–12 months annual inundation.

Table 1. Dominant plants and environmental parameters characteristic of main vegetational associations of greater Everglades ecosystem (Abrahamson and Hartnett, 1990; Kushlan, 1990; Loveless, 1959).
Vegetational association	Dominant Plants	Hydroperiod*	Water Depth	Substrate
Sawgrass Marsh - dense	Cladium	Moderate	Moderate	>1 m peat
Sawgrass Marsh - sparse	Cladium, other Cyperaceae, Poaceae	Moderate	Moderate	<1 m peat or marl
Wet Prairie	Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Sagittaria, Nymphaea	Short	Shallow	Marl, shallow peat
Slough	Nymphaea, Utricularia, Nuphar, Panicum	Long	Deep	> 1 m peat
Tree Islands	Subtropical hardwoods, Salix, Cephalanthus, Magnolia, Persea, Annona, Morella, Asteraceae, ferns	Short-moderate	Dry to moderate	Mineral soil-peat
Cypress Domes/Strands	Taxodium, Acer, Fraxinus, Annona, ferns, Epiphytes (bromeliads)	Long	Moderate	Peat over sandy soils
Mangroves	Rhizophora, Avicennia, Lagunularia, Conocarpus, ferns	Coastal forests with saline influence		Peat
Salt Marshes	Batis, Salicornia, Typha, Baccharis, Morella	Transition between mangroves and fresh-water marshes
	Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Convolvulaceae
Beach-Dune Communiity	Sabal palmetto, Casuarina, Conocarpus, Morella, shrubs	Sand dunes and beach on coast
Pine Flatwoods	Pinus elliottii, Morella, Sabal palmetto, Poaceae	Seasonal inundation	Dry to shallow	Sandy soil / oolitic limestone
	Poaceae, Sabal palmetto, Morella	Wet only after heavy rains		Dry to shallow
Sawgrass-Shrub/Ridges	Cladium; Crinum, Pontederia, and Cephalanthus in transition zone adjacent to slough	Moderate	Moderate	0.5 - 1.5 m peat

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