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  2. Pinus elliottii - Wikipedia

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    P. e. var. densa (South Florida slash pine, Dade County pine) is found in the pine rocklands of southern Florida and the Florida Keys, including the Everglades. [10] [11] Leaves are nearly all in bundles of two, with longer needles. The cones are smaller, 5–12 cm (2.0–4.7 in), the wood is denser, and the tree has a thicker taproot. [9]

  3. South Florida rocklands - Wikipedia

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    Of the original estimated 65,450 ha of Miami-Dade County pine rockland, around 920 ha, or 2%, remain outside of Everglades National Park. [7] The remaining fragments scattered across the county are protected as public parks or Environmentally Endangered Lands and range in size from 0.1 ha to 324 ha, with the average size being 6 ha and the ...

  4. We must protect what little is left of our fragile ... - AOL

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    Only 10% of pine rocklands remain globally, with less than 2% existing in Miami-Dade outside Everglades National Park. Despite that frighteningly low number, the remaining forests continue to ...

  5. Everglades National Park - Wikipedia

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    Miami-Dade County was once covered in 186,000 acres (290.6 sq mi; 752.7 km 2) of pine rockland forests, but most of it was harvested by the lumber industry. [30] Pineland ecosystems (or pine rocklands) are characterized by shallow, dry sandy loam over a limestone substrate covered almost exclusively by slash pines ( Pinus elliottii var. densa ).

  6. How Jupiter once lived: Celebration marks DuBois Pioneer ...

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    Starting in 2008, the house was closed as it underwent a $600,000 renovation that included a new roof, an upgraded front porch, new floors of Dade County pine salvaged from a bank in Connecticut ...

  7. Geography and ecology of the Everglades - Wikipedia

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    The most significant feature of the pine rockland ecosystem is the South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliotti var densa; also called Dade County pine) that reaches a height of 22 feet (6.7 m). Pine rockland communities require fire for maintenance; they have adapted to promote and resist fire at the same time. [50]

  8. No more delays, Miami-Dade Commission: Kill Miami Wilds ... - AOL

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    Miami-Dade County has “the right to say we have our own standards” — and, indeed, it does. On Tuesday, she said she will propose that the county rescind the Miami Wilds lease based on the ...

  9. Tropical hardwood hammock - Wikipedia

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    In 1979, Dade County enacted the Environmentally Endangered Lands Covenant Program which reduces taxes for owners of tropical hardwood hammocks and pine rocklands who agree not to develop these systems and to manage them for a period of 10 years. This program is still ongoing and protects many tropical hardwood hammock sites.