Very little remains of central Florida's once vast upland ecosystems.

Because of this, many upland ecosystems have become dependent on hill farm land management.

A high turnover rates in upland ecosystem habitat types.

A large number of upland ecosystems have been shaped by humans for centuries, particularly by farming and agriculture.

Upland ecosystems have seen a shift in the last century, associated with widespread habitat deterioration caused by human actions and exploitation.

Upland ecosystems drained include mixed California oak woodland, chaparral and savannah woodland.

With fish present in adjacent ponds, bees were able to pollinate more flowers in the adjacent upland ecosystem than they were when fish were absent.

Marshes, bogs and riparian zones are more obviously dependent upon sustainable water supply, but forests and other upland ecosystems are equally at risk of significant productivity changes as water availability is diminished.

Upland ecosystems drained include mixed California oak woodland, chaparral and savannah woodland, In these upland reaches one finds plentiful Black-tailed Deer, coyote, skunk, raccoon, opossum, wild turkey, turkey vulture, red-tailed hawk and occasionally bobcat and mountain lion.