Flatwoods and Prairies Ecosystem by https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok Shane and Harrison en-us 2016-12-09 19:19:00 UTC 2025-11-06 06:50:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Question 1 - What is the wild turkey's role in the flatwoods ecosystem? mcneillh19 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/142898293
  • Wild turkeys are used for insect control, and they also spread seeds. 
    • ]]>     2016-12-09 19:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/142898293     Question 2 - What happened to the Bison in Florida? Why are they being introduced back into the ecosystem? mcneillh19 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143219322
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2016-12-12 19:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143219322     Question 3 - What is the economic and ecological value of the flats? mcneillh19 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143223253
  • 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. 
    • ]]>     2016-12-12 19:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143223253     o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143470405 2016-12-13 19:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143470405 Question 5 - How are the soils different in the flats than in high pine ecosystems? o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143514501
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2016-12-14 02:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143514501     Question 6 - What role do earthworms play in the ecosystem? What is grunting o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143514896
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2016-12-14 02:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143514896     Question 4 - What is unique about the vegetation in the Flatwoods? o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143515347
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2016-12-14 02:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143515347     o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143515761 2016-12-14 03:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143515761 Question 7 - What role does fire play in the flats Ecosystem and how is it different than in the High Pine ecosystem? o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143515826
  • The Flatwoods are maintained by fire. 
  • The High Pine requires fire to allow for seeds to be released and start to grow newer trees.
    • ]]>     2016-12-14 03:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143515826     o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143516247 2016-12-14 03:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143516247 o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143516348 2016-12-14 03:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143516348 Sources o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143703725
  • Flatwood and Prairies in class Presentation
  • High Pine in class presentation

    • ]]>     2016-12-14 19:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143703725     o_briens18 https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143706896 2016-12-14 19:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mcneillh19/solpzhxt9pok/wish/143706896