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01 - Cypress Dome Sunrise
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Dawn breaks as the sun breaches the horizon illuminating a cypress dome. This iconic Everglades scene is characterized by the pond cypresses (Taxodium ascendens) which drop their needles during the winter dry season. The defoliated canopy reveals the presence of epiphytic bromeliads, many as large as bushel baskets, each of which holds its own micro-ecosystem.
Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida.
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