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FNAI COMMUNITY: Dome Swamp
STAGE DESCRIPTION
- Overstory:. Closed canopy of mature pond cypress or bald cypress.
- Mid Story: Under the overstory canopy, sparse wax myrtle, saltbush or coastal plain willow as well as other shrubs such as primrose willow and red bay, 2 to 6 feet in height. In logged out openings and along the strand or dome periphery ecotone a rim of these same species are much denser.
- Ground Cover: Typically, continuous but light grass cover. Grasses such as bluestem, maidencane or broomsedge and frequent slumps of smooth cordgrass together with other herbaceous wetland plants are common. Grasses in this fuel hazard category dominate 50% or greater of the surface fuel area.
- Duff/Litter Layer: Little dead downed tree limbs or other dead woody debris as well leaf litter or duff.
- Soils: Mineral to Mineral/Organic. Typical soil types include Martel, Monteocha, and Surrency (Soil Conservation Society of America, 1987).
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