Central U.S. hardwood forests
- Central U.S. hardwood forests
The Central U.S. hardwood forests comprise an ecoregion in eastern North America. It has one of the most diverse herbaceous plant floras of ecoregions in North America. The region which was designated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a fraction of what others consider the Central Hardwood Forest of the Central Hardwood Region. [cite web|url=http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/2317|title=The Central Hardwood Forest: Its Boundaries and Physiographic Provinces|last=Fralish|first=James S.|date=2003|work=General Technical Report NC-234|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station|pages=3|accessdate=2008-10-05 (cites definition by Braun 1950)]
Threats
There is very little intact habitat in this ecoregion. Although much of the area is forested, these forests tend to be highly fragmented and significantly altered by development, agriculture, and fire suppression. The forests are dominated primarily by oak and hickory species. In some areas, habitat is threatened by urbanization and invasive species such as non-native privet, honeysuckle, and kudzu.
Significant natural areas in the ecoregion
Tennessee
* Cedar glades of Middle Tennessee
* Wolf River (Tennessee)
* Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area
Kentucky
* Mammoth Cave National Park
* Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area
Illinois
* Cache River (Illinois) wetlands
Missouri
* Ozark Mountains
References and external links
* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0404_full.html Ricketts, T.H., E. Dinerstein, D.M. Olson, C.J. Loucks, et al. (1999). Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment. World Wildlife Fund - United States and Canada. Island Press, Washington, D.C. pp. 337-340.]
* [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0404.html National Geographic WildWorld ecoregion profile]
* [http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/ecoregions/50404frame.htm Central U.S. hardwood forests images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]
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