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Longleaf Pine Forest at UNCW
This photo was taken in ecology lab on January 29th, 2018. During this lab, the group observed and collected data of the abundance of Longleaf Pine and Wiregrass. Within the Longleaf Pine Forest, there is a large species abundance of not only Longleaf Pine but, Wiregrass which can be shown in this photo. Wiregrass are the bundles of wire looking grass with the tan color. Longleaf Pine trees are clearly shown in this photograph but are also shown in different stages of their life cycle. Right in the middle of the screen, there is a brighter green grass bundle, this is the Grass stage, this is one of the earliest stage of the tree above the grown. A little back into the picture, there are younger trees starting to grow, this stage is after the Grass stage in a Longleaf Pine's life, which is called the "bottlebrush" stage, this is when the tree is growing three to four feet straight up but with no branches, only the pine needles and the stem, at this stage the tree is only a couple years old. Farther back than the younger trees, there are many mature Longleaf Pine trees.
Longleaf Pine Forest at UNCW
This photo was taken in ecology lab on January 29th, 2018. During this lab, the group observed and collected data of the abundance of Longleaf Pine and Wiregrass. Within the Longleaf Pine Forest, there is a large species abundance of not only Longleaf Pine but, Wiregrass which can be shown in this photo. Wiregrass are the bundles of wire looking grass with the tan color. Longleaf Pine trees are clearly shown in this photograph but are also shown in different stages of their life cycle. Right in the middle of the screen, there is a brighter green grass bundle, this is the Grass stage, this is one of the earliest stage of the tree above the grown. A little back into the picture, there are younger trees starting to grow, this stage is after the Grass stage in a Longleaf Pine's life, which is called the "bottlebrush" stage, this is when the tree is growing three to four feet straight up but with no branches, only the pine needles and the stem, at this stage the tree is only a couple years old. Farther back than the younger trees, there are many mature Longleaf Pine trees.