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R Amerlcan swallow-tailed kite b. tree swallowC. hermit thrush d. American robinspecies, these linkages set up interdependencies,the scope of which canonly dimly be envisaged. The treeswall ow, for example, i s omnivorousduring winter and strikingly involvedin plant succession of Florida habi -tats because of its great numbers andwide dispersal of seeds of the pioneeringwax-myrtle. On breedingrange, the tree swallow population islimited by a declining resource, cavitiesmade in trees by other animals(Erskine 1979). Possibly a decline innesting of tree swallows in easternNorth America may affect succession ofhydri c hammocks.Breedng year-round WnterFigure 40. Breeding and winter ranges ofselected migrant birds that live in hydric hammockfor part of the year: (a) American swallowtailedkite; (b) tree swallow; (c) hermit thrush; (d)American robin; (e)cedarwaxwing; and (f) yellowrumpedwarbler.
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NumberTABLESPaqeClassifications of
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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION"Hammock, ho
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whereas hydric hammock is a still-w
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CHAPTER 2. PHYSICAL SElTiNG2.3 CLIM
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Recent and PIe~sIoLene sands clay m
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ern vegetation associations formed-
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Table 3. Comparison of surface soil
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throughout the year in Florida, and
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Figure 13. Flooding and drydown of
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frequency may be once per year in f
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