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22. Beaven, G. F., and H. J. Oosting. 1939. Pocomoke Swamp: a study of a cypress
swamp on the eastern shore of Maryland. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 6:367-389.
As a result of drainage, cutting, and a severe drought in 1931, fires burned for 6 months, destroying all vegetation and peat over a large area. The deeper burns are now totally without peat and have returned to hydrarch succession which should continue unless further drainage occurs. Species present in the deepest burn and surrounding areas are listed for this most northern of baldcypress swamps. [K-L-S]
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