KEY 



22 Beach & Dune 



24 Scrub Mangrove 



25 Salt Marsh/Salt Barrens 



26 Mangrove Forest 

 31 Mesohaline Estuary 



12 3 4 



Mill 



Figure 48. Estuarine and saltwater wetlands in the lower Everglades and 

 Taylor Slough (adapted from Browder et al. 1973). 



1974) emerge. The following de- 

 scription of mangrove forest types 

 is paraphrased from the latter 

 authors' document. 



The fringe type forest occurs 

 along protected shorelines and is 

 especially well developed where 

 elevations are higher than mean high 

 tide. Low tidal velocities allow 



the well developed mangrove root 

 systems to act as efficient sediment 

 traps. Due to their exposure along 

 shorelines, these forests may be 

 affected by winds, causing breakage 

 and accumulation of debris among the 

 prop roots. 



Riverine forests occur along 

 river and creek drainages, usually 



separated from them by a shallow 

 berm though flushed by daily 

 tides. They are often fronted by 

 fringe mangrove forests. Riverine 

 type forests consist of straight 

 trunked, relatively tall red 



mangrove ( Rhizophora mangle ) trees, 

 with varying mixtures of black 

 mangrove ( Avicennia germinans ) and 

 white mangrove ( Laguncularia race - 

 mosa ) . 



The overwash forests are char- 

 acteristic of the smaller islands 

 and finger-like projections of land 

 within smaller bays and estuaries. 

 These forest types are generally 

 overwashed by daily tides, thus 

 little accumulation of litter 



occurs. The forest consists of 



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