Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Hammock Park

Hammock park is located in Dunedin and was owned by a church.  It was a nice day, dry and in the 80's

The park is very shaded due to the canopy coverage. 
The  hardwoods the grow in that park (any hardwood) are angiosperms. We also learned the difference between deciduous and evergreens. Evergreens are green all year round and don't drop their leaves, whereas deciduous trees change color and drop their leaves in the cold months. Most plants thrive in the cooler months because the canopy layer has opened up and sunlight is shining though. Hammock park had Mesic(wet) and Xetric (dry) areas. 

The hardwood hammocks help moderate temperature , water filtration, and carbon storage. The biggest threats are dry weather and humans









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