The following pages consist of plant and animal species that are of special consideration on EEL properties in Brevard County. The information on animals (except for the Florida scrub-jay) was obtained from the Fire Effects Information System on the internet at the following address:
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/. It was developed at the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station's Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana.

The Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) is a database system designed to provide information on the effects that fire has upon plants, animals, and vegetative communities. Included in the database for every species and community type is information on taxonomy, distribution and occurrence, basic biology and ecology, habitat requirements, value and use, fire ecology and management, and a reference list. The community section links directly to a list of Kuchler-type communities. The plant and animal sections are split into life form categories which lists species by scientific and common names.

The information on plants that are of special consideration consist of the six plant species on EEL properties that are ranked as Endangered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 1997). Very little information exists on these species and therefore little information is provided here.  Descriptions of three of the species were adapted from the Field Guide To the Rare Plants of Florida (Chafin, 2000).  The other three descriptions were adapted from the NatureServe Online Encyclopedia of Life on the internet at the following address:
http://www.natureserve.org/.  It was developed by the Association for Biodiversity Information in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

NatureServe is a source for conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada.  NatureServe provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too.  A full taxonomy, conservation status, distribution, rank factors, management summary, and ecology and life history are included in the database for every species when available.