maritime forest ecology
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| canopy | the uppermost branchy layer of a forest
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| climax community | a stable, long established community organisms that tends not to change with time
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| community | populations of all species that occupy a particular habitat and interact within that habitat
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| dune ridge | upland ridges originally formed from sand dunes on relic beaches
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| epiphyte | a plant that lives on another plant
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| maritime forest | the forest by the sea that are characterized by live oaks, palms, and palmettos
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| microclimate | the essentially uniform local climate of a small habitat
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| pioneer plants | plants capable of establishing themselves in a bare area and initiating an ecological cycle
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| salt-sheering | pruning of tree limbs, buds, and leaves the salt carried in the sea breezes
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| 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
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| succession | the changes in species composition that lead to a climax community
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| swales | low area between dune ridges
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| understory | the plants of a forest that grow low to the ground
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