Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
- Written by Reed Frederick Noss, Conservation Science Coordinator, University of Florida
In the longleaf pine savannas of the southeastern U.S., most of the biodiversity is found in the ground cover and depends on frequent fires.Reed NossIn an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain are open-canopied and sunny,...