Fire Is
An Important Element
In
The Natural Maintenance Of
The Everglades
The Majority Of Fires
Are Caused
By Lightning Strikes From Thunderstorms During
The Wet Season
Their Effects
Are Largely Superficial
And Serve
To Foster Specific Plant Growth: Sawgrass Will Burn Above Water
But
The Roots
Are Preserved Underneath
Fire
In
The Sawgrass Marshes Serves
To Keep Out Larger Bushes
And Trees
And Releases Nutrients From Decaying Plant Matter More Efficiently Than Decomposition
Whereas
In
The Wet Season
Dead Plant Matter And
The Tips Of Grasses
And Trees
Are Burned
In
The Dry Season
The Fire May Be Fed
By Organic Peat
And Burn Deeply
Destroying Root Systems
Fires
Are Confined
By Existing Water
And Rainfall
It Takes Approximately 225 Years
For One Foot (.30 M) Of Peat
To Develop
But
In Some Locations
The Peat
Is Less Dense Than
It Should Be For
The 5,000 Years Of
The Everglades' Existence
Scientists Indicate Fire As
The Cause; It
Is Also Cited As
The Reason For
The Black Color Of Everglades Muck
Layers Of Charcoal Have Been Detected
In
The Peat
In Portions Of
The Everglades That Indicate
The Region Endured Severe Fires
For Years At
A Time
Although This Trend Seems
To Have Abated Since
The Last Occurrence
In 940 BCE
. . Seminoles made their home
in
the Everglades
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