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4th grade science
maritime forest ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| canopy | the uppermost branchy layer of a forest |
| climax community | a stable, long established community organisms that tends not to change with time |
| community | populations of all species that occupy a particular habitat and interact within that habitat |
| dune ridge | upland ridges originally formed from sand dunes on relic beaches |
| epiphyte | a plant that lives on another plant |
| maritime forest | the forest by the sea that are characterized by live oaks, palms, and palmettos |
| microclimate | the essentially uniform local climate of a small habitat |
| pioneer plants | plants capable of establishing themselves in a bare area and initiating an ecological cycle |
| salt-sheering | pruning of tree limbs, buds, and leaves the salt carried in the sea breezes |
| slough | freshwater areas ranging from temporary ponds to permanent swamps and freshwater marshes; those on barrier islands are typically formed in swales where the surface of the ground is close to the water table |
| succession | the changes in species composition that lead to a climax community |
| swales | low area between dune ridges |
| understory | the plants of a forest that grow low to the ground |
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