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Salt marsh invasion: In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 12; Whereas figure 9 seemed to show trees invading a marsh, figure 10 shows salt marsh invading a forest. The Juncos marsh shown here has grown up under the trees of a forest community known as the Estuarine Fringe Loblolly Pine Forest....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Five-year burns: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 5; Figure 4 shows a pine savanna that has been burned at five year intervals. Note the presence of hardwoods in most areas of the forest floor, and that the trees seem to fall into one of three size classes: young trees only a few inches in diameter (some bending...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Preserving the forest canopy: In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 20; Figure 17 shows another house sited in the maritime forest. As with the house shown in Figure 16, its roof extends the shape of the forest canopy. In addition, this one has a driveway that was built without destroying the forest above it. This was another...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Rich cove forest: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 5; In keeping with their name, the rich cove forests of the Blue Ridge are rich in species, tree production, and scenic beauty. Cove forests are dominated by large trees of many species. The example shown in Figure 4, at about 3100 feet, happens to be dominated...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Interior of spruce-fir forest: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 13; Figure 11 shows an interior view of the spruce-fir forest on Roan High Knob. Note that trees of all sizes occur here, that they are crowded together so densely that some even grow on top of boulders as is the case in the foreground. Note also that dead trees...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

From grassy bald to forest: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 11; Figure 10 shows an early stage in the succession from grassy bald to forest at 5300 feet. Note the grasses growing thickly under the thickening stand of small maples and mountain ash. These trees appear to be saplings, but age determinations of this size trees...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Cypress-gum swamp: In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 10; As we cruise downstream along our virtual river, we will find places where the river bank is inundated almost all of the time. These habitats support swamp forests dominated by trees adapted to living in flooded soil. The most common type of these forests...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Wetlands of the coastal plains: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the various wetlands of North Carolina's coastal plain and the plant communities found there.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Chestnut oak forest: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 3; Most of the hardwood forests throughout the Piedmont and lower elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains are classified by ecologists as part of the large and complex Eastern Deciduous Forest biome. This biome covers roughly the eastern third of the United States...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Undeveloped sand ridge: In Small sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks, page 17; Figure 15 shows an undeveloped sand ridge in the salt marsh behind Topsail Beach. As you can see, these ridges are not much above sea level, but the presence of live oak trees shows that the areas are not flooded frequently. However, there most assuredly are...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Cypress savanna: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 18; Figure 17 shows an example of another rare community: a cypress savanna. Savannas are defined as tropical or subtropical grasslands with scattered trees, and in this case the trees are not pines, they are cypresses. Most cypresses in North Carolina occur in...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Mature spruce-fir forest: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 12; Figure 10 shows a fully developed spruce-fir forest on the flanks of Roan High Knob. The road is the access to the Forest Service Fee area at Rhododendron Gardens and the site of the Cloudland Hotel which once stood on the North Carolina-Tennessee state line...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

Forest and bald: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 11; Figure 9 shows a patch of spruce-fir forest in the grassy bald on top of Round Knob. This patch suggests that the forest has found a way to invade the bald. That assumption is correct, but doesn't help solve the ecological mystery because we know that this...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

Sawgrass fronts blackwater swamp forest (2): In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 16; Figure 14 is the bank of the White Oak opposite that shown in figure 13. The swamp forest community shown in the background of figure 13 is growing right to the edge of the water here. Note the large loblolly pines in the right foreground and some bald cypress...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

A forest hermit: In The Ramayana, page 2.4; The forest hermit's respected position as a wise sage is shown by his elevated position sitting on a stone platform at left. Rama, Laksman, and Sita kneel on the ground at right. The hermit holds a palm leaf fan on a long handle. The hermit's stone platform...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Cypress-gum swamp community: In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 13; When we talk about cypress-gum swamps, we talk mostly about the two dominant trees because often they make up almost all of the plants that live in the community. Most commonly the understory and herb layers of this community are poorly developed because of...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Coastal plain blackwater bottomland hardwood forest community (1): In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 17; Figure 15 shows a coastal plain blackwater bottomland hardwood forest community about 100 yards back from the river. This community has a variety of small trees growing under the canopy trees of oak, maple, sweet gum, and pine. If you look closely at the forest...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Making rubber: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 12; Rubber is an elastic latex from the Hevea braziliensis tree that is coagulated, or turned from liquid to semi-solid form. Waterproof and elastic, rubber is used for sports balls, vehicle tires, and many other practical items manufactured...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Into the countryside: In The Ramayana, page 7.2; Emerald Buddha Temple mural painting of a landscape with mountains, trees, fields, and river. Boulders and small mountains rest in the center of the scene, while a river, rectangular crop fields, and more mountains are visible in the background. Leafy trees...; By Lorraine Aragon.

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