A Virtual Visit to the Florida Coastal Everglades Hydroscape

Hello and welcome to the inside of an Everglades tree island!
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Tree Islands in the Everglades Landscape

Tree island and the surrounding marsh
Tree islands are a very visible part of the marsh in the Florida Coastal Everglades landscape. They have higher biomass, (living material) than the surrounding marsh, and higher diversity (more species). The elevation of tree islands is higher than the marsh that surrounds them and provide dry habitat for mammals.


Timid the turtle Click on Timid the turtle who will share information with you about tree islands.

To learn more about the trees in both the Everglades and South Florida, visit the following link: http://bio.fiu.edu/trees
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