good habitat for a variety of frogs, salamanders, and crayfish and
 predatory snakes and raccoons. Wading birds, particularly in south
 Florida, find this community valuable as safe roosting or nesting habitat.

4. Woodland

 These areas are not generally used for commercial wood production, except
 for limited harvest of hardwoods. However, this community does have a
 high to moderate potential for commercial wood production on areas with
 adequate surface drainage. There are severe equipment limitations and
 seedling mortality problems due to the poorly to very poorly drained soil
 conditions.

 Slash pine, loblolly pine, eastern cottonwood, American sycamore, and
 sweetgum are species suitable for planting on areas with adequate surface
 drainage in north and central Florida. Potential annual growth
 respectively for the first three are 1.5, 1.2, and 0.8 cords per acre.
 Potential production is 18 percent less for areas south of a line from
 Hernando County in the west and Orange County in the east.

5. Urbanland

 This community is subject to periodic flooding and has severe limitations
 for urban development. Elaborate water management systems are required
 for urban uses. It is often difficult to establish vegetation on steep
 channel side slopes and infertile soil. Special techniques such as
 mulching, special plants and unusual seeding and management techniques may
 be required. Without vegetation, erosion and sedimentation are a problem
 in some water management systems. Intensive measures may also be
 necessary to maintain design capacity.

 Native plants can be used for beautification and require minimum
 establishment and maintenance. Some of the trees are Atlantic white
 cedar, dahoon, American holly, loblolly bay, slash pine, and sweetbay
 magnolia. Some of the shrubs are buttonbush, elderberry, holly, and
 southern waxmyrtle. Some of the herbaceous plans are aster and iris.

 The most important urban wildlife are waterfowl and water-adapted reptiles
 and mammals. Undisturbed areas provide good escape cover and travel
 routes for most forms of wildlife.

ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PLANTS AND ANIMALS

The following endangered and threatened plants may occur in this community:

 SHRUBS Chapman's rhododendron, Rhododendron chapmanii

 HERBS Harper's beauty, Harperocallis flava

The following threatened or endangered wildlife species may be found in or
around this community:

 MAMMALS Everglades mink, Mustela vison evergladensis; Florida black
 bear, Ursus americanus floridanus; Florida panther, Felis
 concolor corvi


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