The impact of deforestation on the exchange of water vapor and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the terrestrial land surface is the biggest concern with regard to the climate system, said Daley. Changes in their atmospheric concentration will have a direct effect on climate. Deforestation has decreased global vapor flows from land by 4 percent, according to a study published by the National Academy of Sciences.
Florida Wetlands are defined as: those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and a duration sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils.
Cypress swamps are the most common and widespread of Florida's stillwater swamps. These swamps occur where depressions expose the shallow water table. 1  Introduction 2  |. Vegetation 3  |. Fauna 4  |. Additional Resources.hese swamps will burn during droughts, which is thought to reduce the number of species and the relative importance of broadleaved plants, thereby maintaining the dominance of cypress trees. When protected from fire, cypress swamps may eventually develop into mixed hardwood swamps or bay swamps.