Final Flashcards
River and Streams are part of the _______ system.
Lotic System
most important physical Feature
Current
Begining of a stream
headwaters
small streams have?
cold water and swift currents- not strong current
organic material that falls in water
allochthonous
energy that comes from the sun
autochthonous
Large Rivers have
warm water, slower strong currents
Factors for dune formation
Abundant sand
Consistent wind
water level fluctuation
vegetation
Dune types
Linear
parabolic
perched
high dunes atop a bluff
perched
low dunes, often parallel to shore
linear
U shaped depressions in stabilized dunes
parabolic
Dune Life Zones
Beach
For-dune
Inter-dunal Wetland
Back-dune forest
Dynamic and formidable habitat
Beach
Organisms found on beach?
s
First linear dune
foredune
how is the foredune formed
stabilized by plants
Foredune plants
BGP Milk the hare for bberry its poison paccoon you LH Tansy Beach Grass Beach pea Milkweed Harebell bearberry poison ivy paccoon
Formed by water fluctuations
interdunal wetland
Trees of the Backdune forest
S.Mich Oak-hickory
N. Mich N.Hardwood & conifer
Threats to the dune
Exotic species Baby’s breath & spotted knapweed