Editing Okefenokee Swamp (section)

==Environment==
The Okefenokee Swamp is part of the [[Southeastern conifer forests]] [[ecoregion]]. Much of the Okefenokee is a [[southern coastal plain nonriverine basin swamp]], forested by bald cypress (''[[Taxodium distichum]]'') and swamp tupelo (''[[Nyssa biflora]]'') trees. Upland areas support [[southern coastal plain oak domes and hammocks]], thick stands of evergreen [[oak]]s. Drier and more frequently burned areas support [[Atlantic coastal plain upland longleaf pine woodland]]s of longleaf pine (''[[Pinus palustris]]'').<ref>{{cite map|map=Land Cover Viewer|map-url=http://gis1.usgs.gov/csas/gap/viewer/land_cover/Map.aspx|title=National Gap Analysis Program|author=United States Geological Survey|author-link=United States Geological Survey|publisher= United States Geological Survey|access-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref>

The swamp has many species of [[carnivorous plant]]s, including many species of ''[[Utricularia]]'', ''[[Sarracenia psittacina]]'', and the giant [[Sarracenia minor|''Sarracenia minor'' var. ''okefenokeensis'']]. A species of mushroom-like fungus ''[[Rogersiomyces okefenokeensis]]'' {{Au|J.L. Crane & Schokn. 1978}} is found in the swamp.

The Okefenokee Swamp is home to many wading [[bird]]s, including [[heron]]s, [[egret]]s, [[ibis]]es, [[Crane (bird)|crane]]s, and [[bittern]]s, though populations fluctuate with seasons and water levels. The swamp also hosts numerous [[woodpecker]] and [[songbird]] species.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bird Checklists of the United States: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge|url=http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r4/okefeno.htm|publisher=US Fish and Wildlife Service|access-date=March 28, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422193826/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r4/okefeno.htm|archive-date=April 22, 2014}}</ref> Okefenokee is famous for its amphibians and reptiles such as [[toad]]s, [[frog]]s, [[turtle]]s, [[lizard]]s, [[snake]]s, and an abundance of [[American alligator]]s. The oldest known alligator, named "Okefenokee Joe" after environmentalist [[Okefenokee Joe]], died in September 2021, at almost 80 years of age.<ref name="TheWP">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2021/09/11/okefenokee-joe-alligator/|access-date=March 30, 2023|title=Okefenokee Joe, 'an amazing old' alligator named after a Georgia singer, has died|first=María Luisa|last=Paúl|date=September 11, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 12, 2021|title=Okefenokee Joe, an alligator believed to be as old as WWII, passes away|url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/okefenokee-joe-an-alligator-believed-to-be-as-old-as-wwii-passes-away|access-date=2021-09-19|website=FOX TV Digital Team}}</ref> The Okefenokee Swamp is also a critical habitat for the [[Florida black bear]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="130" caption="Wildlife of Okefenokee Swamp">
File:Sarraceniaceae - Sarracenia minor-2.jpg|[[Sarracenia minor|Okefenokee giant hooded pitcher plant]]
File:Southern Green-striped Grasshopper, Chortophaga viridifasciata. female (38381521246).jpg|[[Chortophaga viridifasciata|Green-striped grasshopper]]
File:Southeastern Lubber Grasshopper - (Romalea microptera) (38664887256).jpg|[[Romalea|Eastern lubber grasshopper]] nymph
File:American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) (24706862448).jpg|A large [[American alligator]]
File:Okefenokee Wildlife.jpg|[[White-tailed deer]]
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