. The ecological impact of man on the south Florida herpetofauna . Figure 2A. Historical drainage patterns in south Florida. C/imate. —DueUman and Schwartz pointed out that the cHmate of south Florida is equable, that the summers are hot and rainy and the winters mild with reduced precipitation. They further stated that the heaviest precipitation occurs during September and October, the hurricane season. I'egetation. —The variety of vegetation types seen in south Flor- ida is primarily a function of edaphic conditions, elevation, fre- quency of fires, proximity to the shoreline, and, to a less
. The ecological impact of man on the south Florida herpetofauna . Figure 2A. Historical drainage patterns in south Florida. C/imate. —DueUman and Schwartz pointed out that the cHmate of south Florida is equable, that the summers are hot and rainy and the winters mild with reduced precipitation. They further stated that the heaviest precipitation occurs during September and October, the hurricane season. I'egetation. —The variety of vegetation types seen in south Flor- ida is primarily a function of edaphic conditions, elevation, fre- quency of fires, proximity to the shoreline, and, to a lesser extent, the amount of rainfall (Carr 1940; Duellman and Schwartz 1958; Craighead 1971). A simplified discussion of vegetation types, based on these works and our personal field experience is presented below.
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