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Florida Land Steward

Florida Land Steward

South Florida Rocklands

Most of the upland areas of extreme south Florida are associated with outcroppings of limestone.  Pinelands and tropical hardwood hammocks cover virtually all of these outcrops and are the rockland ecosystems introduced here. 

The area covered by rockland ecosystems is relatively small and shrinking because of the pressure of urban development.  Land required by the expanding population of the greater Miami area and the Florida Keys has been obtained largely by clearing pinelands and hammocks. 


Rockland Ecosystems