Survey of Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphenus) Populations on St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Franklin County, Florida
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued mehr als 9 Jahre ago
Summary
Description
St. Vincent National Wildlife refuge was surveyed January 11 and 12, 1979, in order to determine the current status of the gopher tortoise on refuge lands. St. Vincent is a coastal barrier island roughly triangular in shape and encompasses 5000 hectares. The island is comprised of a series of old dunes which form ridges lying parallel to the southern shoreline. Many of these ridges rise over 3 m in elevation, with some reaching nearly 6 m above mean sea level. The ridge tops often support a scrub oak plant community in the interior, which becomes more open land grassy near and along the beaches. Cabbage palm, oak, and magnolia hammocks occupy both ridges and lower areas. Large areas of pipe flatwoods are found between the ridges. Fresh water ponds and marshes often occupy the lowest portions of the interridge troughs. Salt marsh covers much of the northeastern section of the! island. The rolling topography creates the conditions for the variety of well interspersed and diverse plant communities.
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