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  2. Hammock (ecology) - Wikipedia

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    Hammock is a term used in the southeastern United States for stands of trees, usually hardwood, that form an ecological island in a contrasting ecosystem. Hammocks grow on elevated areas, often just a few inches high, surrounded by wetlands that are too wet to support them.

  3. Southern coastal plain oak dome and hammock - Wikipedia

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    Cabbage palm-live oak hammocks, also known as prairie hammocks, are a sub-type of mesic hammocks composed principally of live oak and cabbage palm trees.They also occur in central and southern Florida in prairies and floodplains, on river levees, and on slopes between dry uplands and wetlands, and are the transition between subtropical and tropical forests releves.

  4. Tropical hardwood hammock - Wikipedia

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    The tropical hardwood hammock shrub and herb layer is sparse, mostly consisting of seedlings and saplings of canopy and subcanopy trees and shrubs. One of the most important ecotonal communities associated with tropical hardwood hammocks is the hammock edge where it interfaces with pine rockland, buttonwood wetlands, marl prairie, or other ...

  5. Hammock - Wikipedia

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    Hammock with a lakeside view Hammock beside the beach. A hammock, from Spanish hamaca, borrowed from Taíno and Arawak hamaka, is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points, used for swinging, sleeping, or resting. It normally consists of one or more cloth panels, or a woven network of twine or thin rope ...

  6. Palm trees bend in high winds and are hard to uproot. A ... - AOL

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    As Hurricane Ian battered Florida, the state's palm trees stood firm, thanks to their flexible trunks and above-ground roots. Palm trees bend in high winds and are hard to uproot.

  7. Column: Slow the spread of fire? 'We have to get rid of the ...

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    Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It's time to get rid of the palm trees.

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