Holly A. Belles

Oct 23, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kenneth J. Feeley |James Snyder |Holly A. Belles

1 Introduction Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP) protects nearly 300,000 ha of pine forests, hardwood hammock forests, cypress swamps, swamp prairies, and mangroves/estuaries in southwest Florida, USA (Gunderson and Loope 1982). Combined, these natural habitats support more than 800 native plant species (> 140 plant families), including nearly 100 rare and endangered species (Black and Black 1980; Muss, Austin, and Snyder 2003).