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Flatwood and Prairies in class Presentation

High Pine in class presentation

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Question 7 - What role does fire play in the flats Ecosystem and how is it different than in the High Pine ecosystem?

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Question 7 - What role does fire play in the flats Ecosystem and how is it different than in the High Pine ecosystem?

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The Flatwoods are maintained by fire.

The High Pine requires fire to allow for seeds to be released and start to grow newer trees.

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Question 4 - What is unique about the vegetation in the Flatwoods?

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Question 4 - What is unique about the vegetation in the Flatwoods?

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The vegetation is interdependent on one another. This means if a species is lost from that location many other plants may die along with it.

There can be 50-250 different species of vegetation in an acre of land.

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Question 6 - What role do earthworms play in the ecosystem? What is grunting

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Question 6 - What role do earthworms play in the ecosystem? What is grunting

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Earthworms act as mixer for the soil.

Earthworms move throughout the soil breaking down the soil into small particles and mixing the nutrients around in the soil.

Earthworm grunting is an act of driving a wood stick into the ground and using a piece of iron to rub the top of the stick vibrating the ground and making the earthworms come out.

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Worm grunters head deep into the Apalachicola National Forest for another day's work. Why are they called worm grunters? Just watch.

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Question 1 - What is the wild turkey's role in the flatwoods ecosystem?

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Question 1 - What is the wild turkey's role in the flatwoods ecosystem?

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Wild turkeys are used for insect control, and they also spread seeds.

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Question 2 - What happened to the Bison in Florida? Why are they being introduced back into the ecosystem?

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Question 2 - What happened to the Bison in Florida? Why are they being introduced back into the ecosystem?

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The buffalo were over hunted due to loose hunting regulations

Buffalo are being reintroduced for plants and soil

Buffalo help the soil mix around the hooves of the buffalo dig into the ground and move around the soil

Without buffalos in the flatwoods the small grass and shrub would grow faster than they die causing the soil to loose nutrients from decomposing plants.

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Question 3 - What is the economic and ecological value of the flats?

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Question 3 - What is the economic and ecological value of the flats?

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The flatwood ecosystem acts like a filter for water and air.

Like many other ecosystems it helps in the carbon cycle.

Flatwoods absorb heat and helps cycle nutrients throughout the soil.

The economic value came from the trees. The trees were cut down and used for lodges, logging, and sailing vessels.

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Climate Change | Center for Science Education

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Question 5 - How are the soils different in the flats than in high pine ecosystems?

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Question 5 - How are the soils different in the flats than in high pine ecosystems?

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The soil in a flatwood ecosystem is very acidic, poor in nutrients and a flat topography.

Flatwoods also have a hard level of soil called the hardpan and it doesn't allow for the roots of trees to grow down very far.

The hardpan in the flatwood ecosystem causes standing water because the subsoil cannot access the water and receive the necessary nutrients

The high pine ecosystem can vary from nutrient rich soil to a very sandy soil.