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First species to colonize a previously uninhabited ecosystem.
Example: Sea Oats |
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Species which is only found in one particular area of the world.
Examples: Woody Goldenrod, Coastal Bluestem, False Rosemary, Santa Rosa Beach Mouse, Pensacola Hawthorne |
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Plant which grows in high salt ecosystems ("salt-loving" organisms).
Example: Saltmarsh Cordgrass |
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| Small organisms which grow on and inhabit hard substrates, such as rock. |
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Species which are found equally often in wet and non-wet ecosystems.
Examples: Chinese Privet, Water Oak, Wax Myrtle, Red Maple |
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Species which more often are found in wet habitats, but sometimes can be found in non-wet habitats.
Examples: Dwarf Palmetto, Cinnamon Fern, Red Titi, Fetterbush, Coinwart, Sweetbay Magnolia, Florida Anise |
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Species which are always found in or near a water source.
Example: Swamp Bay, Swamp Titi, Netted Chain Fern, Royal Fern, Atlantic White Cedar |
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Plant which grows only in water or very moist areas.
Examples: Saw Grass, Sword Grass |
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| Organism which is responsible for the decay of other organisms. |
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Species which has a detrimental impact on the habitat it is introduced to.
Examples: Chinese Privet, Chinese Tallow |
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Any species which is somewhere it was not originally intended to be.
Examples: Chinese Privet, Chinese Tallow |
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| Plant which grows best in intense sunlight ("sun-loving") |
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| Succession (anthropogenic) |
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Process by which an ecosystem transforms itself until it reaches a stable state.
Human induced succession: draining soils, supressing fires. |
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| Plant or animal species which grows on the outside of seagrass. |
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| A measure of the cloudiness in a body of water. |
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| Determining something's location through the use of three reference points. |
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| One species evolves into different variations of the species over time. |
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| Two or more species become increasingly similar over time. |
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Species which have adapted to tolerate fire; in some cases fire is a necessary component to these species' life cycles.
Example: Longleaf Pine, Spruce Pine |
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Species which play a critical role in maintaining balance within its ecosystem.
Example: Gopher Tortoise |
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| The capability of an individual of a certain genotype to reproduce and spawn further generations. |
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