High Pine by Christopher Cayo https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi Chris Cayo and Will Magargee en-us 2016-12-09 19:16:03 UTC 2025-04-13 15:11:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Question 1 magargeew19 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/142895168
  • How was the High Pine systems like in Pre-Colombian times?  How is it different from today?
    • - The High Pine systems in Pre-Colombian times were so different that people today don't know what they look like. 
    - The canopy was open. 
    - The biggest pines were more than 100 feet tall, straight, and spaced well apart.
    - If they were grown to their natural age of 500 years they would 4 feet wide. 


    ]]>     2016-12-09 19:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/142895168     2. What is the ecological role of the Long Leaf Pine in the High Pine system? cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143220676  - it is good at withstanding hurricanes with its giant roots.
    -the longleaf pine is superbly adapted to a fire frequent environment
    - can withstand fire as a seedling.
    - tolerates soil and infertility so it can grow in the sandy soil of the coastal plains. 

    ]]>     2016-12-12 19:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143220676     3. What is the role of fire in the system? Be very specific. Be sure to describe the difference between ground and crown fires in your response? cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143222526 - suppress hardwoods 
    - help the communities plants to reproduce 
    - stimulates grasses. 
    - exposes patches of bare soil which permit new seeds to take root. 
    Ground Fire - a fire that burns through litter and undergrowth.
    Crown Fire - is a fire that burns through the top of trees. ]]>     2016-12-12 19:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143222526     4. What are the benefits of prescribed fires? What are the costs of wildfires? cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143223788 Benefits: 
    - suppress hardwoods 
    - help the communities plants to reproduce 
    - stimulates grasses. 
    - exposes patches of bare soil which permit new seeds to take root. 
    Costs: 
    -  Economic cost: Since 2002 it has costed 3 billion dollars per year. 
    - Environmental Cost: it destroys homes, habitats of animals, and it pollutes the air that is harmful to human health.  
     ]]>     2016-12-12 19:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143223788     5. What environmental services does the High Pine system provide? cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143223973 - capture carbon dioxide 
    - store carbon in there tissues, helping to prevent global warming. 
    - take up water from underground and release it into the air to contribute regional rain fall. 
    -  absorb heat, moderating the climate 
    - they keep soil porous and are able to absorb water and prevent runoff
    -they immobilize or detoxify pollutants that would otherwise contaminate surface waters
    - they serve as a conduit for massive flows of minerals. ]]>     2016-12-12 19:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143223973     6. What animals can be found in the High Pine system? Provide specific examples of what we’ve gone over in class. Describe how each is adapted to the High Pine system? cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143224340 - common garter snake - they are a native to florida.
    - pine bark borer -the beetle breeds in the bark of dead and dying pines and deposits its eggs in them.
    - the fox squirrel - the fox squirrel are related to fungi and pine cones and helps to propagate both by spreading theirs spores and seeds.
    - red-cockaded woodpecker - it makes cavities in the dead trees of the pine.
    - the gopher tortoise - it burrows underground and provides homes for other small animals.]]>     2016-12-12 19:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143224340     7. What is the importance of wiregrass in the high pine system? cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143224914 -  they are one of the several native, flammable grasses that spread fire in Florida's Pine grasslands. 
    -]]>     2016-12-12 19:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143224914     cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143460839 2016-12-13 19:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143460839 cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143467349 2016-12-13 19:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143467349 cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143470867 2016-12-13 19:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143470867 cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143472024 2016-12-13 19:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143472024 magargeew19 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143514375 2016-12-14 02:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143514375 cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143637925 Overstory (Canopy) –the tallest trees
    Understory (mid) –trees and palms below canopy
    Ground cover –grasses, herbs, and shrubs that are closest to the ground
    Snag- Is a standing dead tree, they are important to the forest because the bark in the tree becomes softer and it makes it easier for the birds to build their home.
    Snag - dead standing tree
    The high pine as multiple stages called the "Grass Stages"
    ]]>     2016-12-14 16:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143637925     cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143646795 2016-12-14 16:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143646795 cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143647681 2016-12-14 16:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143647681 Sources magargeew19 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143704036 -  Chapter Two High Pine Grasslands
    -   High Pine Grasslands Notes 
    - High Pine Grasslands Presentation]]>     2016-12-14 19:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143704036     Fire magargeew19 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143705649 - There are two different types of fires
    Crown fire- More intense, can lead to wild fire, Most often occurs in different forest (sand pine scrub)
    Ground Fire - a fire that burns through litter and undergrowth.
    What do Fires do?
    -     Stimulate plants to reproduce. 
    - expose bare patches of soil.
    - Turns litter into ash which contains
    phosphorus and nitrogen and other
    nutrient needed for plant growth. 
    - Frequent Fires keep litter at a minimum. 
    ]]>     2016-12-14 19:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143705649     cayoc18 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143708945 2016-12-14 19:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143708945 Mature Trees magargeew19 https://padlet.com/cayoc18/ayiich861yfi/wish/143711207 - Bark is scaly and flakes off during fire and takes the fire with it. 
    - Mature at 40yrs old and live to 300 or 500 years.
    - Common death from lightning and subsequent insect attack.

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