Abstract
Cypress trees were more successful than pines and hardwoods in surviving a fire which destroyed 42% of the trees in two cypress dome ecosystems. Cypress trees had comprised nearly half the trees in the domes, which had been drained for several years. After the fires, an average of 89% of the trees were cypress, 9% were hardwoods, and 2% were pines. Greatest mortality was in the center of the dome, where organic matter was deepest.