Florida slash pines dominate pinelands throughout eastern sections of the Everglades. Prior to the 1930s, an extensive forest of Florida slash pines (Pinus elliotii densa) covered much of the eastern Everglades. However, due to the increased demand on these forests for construction mate
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Sloughs are main routes of moving water through the Everglades. Hydroperiods are approximately 11 months Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough are two main sloughs within the Everglades The deepest marsh habitats within the Everglades are freshwater sloughs (pronounced SLOOs). Slough
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The human environmental footprint is not only deep, but old. Ancient traces of this footprint can be found in animal bones, shells, scales and antlers at archaeological sites. Together, these specimens tell the millennia-long story of how humans have hunted, domesticated and transported animals,
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Casuarina tree and Brazilian pepper are among the introduced species found in pinelands. Taking into account all the species introduced into the Everglades, Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly referred to as the melaleuca or broad-leaved paperbark, poses the greatest threat. Forming dense sta
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Introduced species invade hardwood hammocks, outcompeting many native species. Introduced species invading the hammock habitats of south Florida include aggressive vines as well as shrubs and trees that outcompete native vegetation. Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly referred to as melale
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In collaboration with the Florida Museum Digital Imaging Division, the Environmental Archaeology Program’s Fish Skulls Photogrammetry Project focuses on capturing detailed 3D images of neurocrania from select taxa of fishes curated in our skeletal reference collection. This project is ongoing and li
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North American (or Bullhead) Catfishes With 49 species, Ictaluridae, the Bullhead Catfish family is the largest family of freshwater fishes endemic to North America. Bullhead catfishes are easy to recognize from other North American freshwater fishes. They have no scales, 4 pairs of barbels („w
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In an earlier post, I discussed some methods used through the years to fix damaged pottery. Here are a few more examples from my collection. This Chinese export porcelain creamer form is based on Georgian shapes for silver creamers (18th/early 19th C.). As it turns out, it maybe wasn’t the b
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Sawgrass is not a true grass. Hydroperiods range from less than 6 months to year-round Species diversity is low Sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense) is not a „true“ grass, but actually a member of the sedge family, characterized by sharp teeth along the edges of each blade. Sawgrass once c
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Hardwood hammocks are home to many threatened and endangered plant species. Tropical hardwood hammocks are found along both coasts of south Florida as well as throughout the Everglades and Florida Keys. In the northern portion of the Everglades, hammocks are dominated by trees of temperate
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