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Naturally regenerated longleaf pines in DeSoto National Forest, Mississippi. The longleaf pine ecosystem is a temperate coniferous forest ecosystem found within the Southern United States. Spanning pine savannas, sandhills and montane forests, it includes many rare plant and animal species, and is one of the most biodiverse in North America. [1]
Mesophytic and bottomland forest communities continued to occupy the major river drainages of the region. [6] Although the major modern community types were flourishing in the Southeast by 10,000 years BP, and the climate was similar to that today, the understory flora had not yet come to resemble modern herbaceous floras.
This forest is found in fire-sheltered locations surrounded by pine-dominated uplands, including slopes near rivers and sinkholes. Sand laurel oak ( Quercus hemisphaerica ) is the typical oak species; post oak ( Quercus stellata ), southern red oak ( Quercus falcata ), and white oak ( Quercus alba ) are associates.
Oak savanna with buttercups in Sams Valley, Oregon. Eastern woodlands of the United States - Woodlands in southeastern regions. Oak savanna - Savanna in west coast, western, and central regions. Native American use of fire - Other native uses of fire. Terra preta - Use of burning in South America agricultural use rather than grassland.
Arnhem Land tropical savanna: Australia Brigalow tropical savanna: Australia Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna: Australia Carpentaria tropical savanna: Australia Einasleigh Uplands savanna: Australia Kimberley tropical savanna: Australia Mitchell grass downs: Australia Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea: Victoria ...
Overall, wet pine savannas have more species than pine savannas, and the distribution of each species within a savanna is intimately connected with soil moisture regimes. Temporary ponds, and seepage areas, are therefore a critical control on plant species composition. Orchids and pitcher plants, for example, are associated with wetter ...
The plant species of the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion are diverse, with high endemism. [2] The main plant communities are coastal sage scrub , California coastal prairie , chamise chaparral , southern oak woodland, pine forests, riparian woodland, and salt marshes .
The Oak Savanna Foothills ecoregion consists of moderately sloping mountain foothills bordering the Rogue and Illinois river valleys and sharing their Mediterranean climate. Elevation varies from 1,400 to 4,000 feet (427 to 1,219 m).