pine barrens
Acidic sandy forest
Pine barrens are coastal plain ecosystems characterized by sandy, acidic soil and forests dominated by pine trees, often with scrubby undergrowth.
The nutrient-poor soil supports specialized plant communities including pitch pines and blueberries.
The pine barrens of Long Island have been largely developed. (Capitalized Pine Barrens usually refers to the New Jersey region.)
- scrub oakLow-growing drought-tolerant tree
- heathsOpen shrubby wastelands
- acidic soilGround below pH seven
- sandy soilCoarse, granular earth
- huckleberryNorth American wild berry
blueberry bush · stunted · scrubby · dwarf · sedges · sundew · pitcher plant · lichens · coastal · ferns · mosses · bracken · cranberry · cedar · red fox · shrublands · bobcat · coniferous
- Carolina NatureOuter Banks, Blue Ridge, Cape Hatteras, Piedmont, Great Smoky Mountains
- East Coast NatureAppalachian Mountains, Appalachians, Atlantic coast, Chesapeake Bay, Cape Cod
- Midwest naturetallgrass prairie, Great Lakes, Great Plains, bison, white-tailed deer
- North American ecologyRocky Mountains, Appalachians, Great Plains, Great Lakes, Everglades
- shrublandsshrubland, scrubland, brushland, chaparral, maquis
- wildlife landswildlife refuges, game reserves, hunting grounds, wildlife corridors, deer habitat
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Major grain-producing region
agricultural heartland · loamy soil · prairie · river delta · black earth
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Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
tropical jungle · old-growth forest · temperate rainforest · cloud forest · deciduous forest