Lecture 12 Flashcards
lake Barlow/Ojibway
Fresh water lake left behind the clay resulting in the cattail marsh habitat
Plants that like basic ph soils
birds eye primrose, wood lily
Eastern white cedar
Coniferous, retains needles year round. likes moist habitats, more decomposition so not a peatland. Likes to grow in wetlands, generally in basic conditions
Showy lady slipper
Many orchids like these conditions. They reach their northern limits in the clay belt boreal.
Great Lakes St Lawrence Forest Region
mixture of northern and southern flora and fauna
GLSL Trees
tamaracks, balsam firs, black spruce, poplars, maples
Jack Pine
Serotinous Cones, two needles in a group
Red Pine
two needles in a cluster, very long needles compared to jack pine needles. Needles grow in clumps, bark is pinkish in color, evergreen needles
White Pine
sweeping branches, needles are groups of five, found on hilltops, pond edges ect
Snapping turtles
Dont go farther north than the great lakes st lawrence forest region
Spruce grouse
This region is their southern limit
Non native species found in the grlsl
Pigeons
Algonquin Highlands
lies on elevated land. Oldest provincial park in Ontario, third largest. Exposed Canadian Shield. 20-30km higher than it is now, the mountains that were there were originally higher than the Himilayas. It lies on top of an ancient mountain claim
East side of Algonquin park
lower elevation, mostly pine, has great beds of sand which do not retain moisture, due to glacial rivers which left sorted deposited materials, heavy pine cover
West side of Algonquin park
hardwood forest. Sugar maple is dominant
Petawawa River
the remnant of the glacial river that flowed through the park and has extremely sandy beaches because of this.
Which direction did the water flow?
East, because of the difference in elevation
Canopy
maple spindle gall mites
maple leaf blotch minors, live inside leaf tissues
maple spanworms
scarlet tanager and red eyed vireo glean insects on leaves
broad winged hawk
Frog in the GLSLL
Gray tree frog, freeze tolerant, spends winters in the soil
Maple keys
contai seends, are food for eastern chipmunks, deer mouse, woodland jumping mouse
Owl
only common one found here is the barred owl
American beeches
grow on south facing slopes, bears feed on nuts with seeds inside
Bear nests
occur when branches are broken and appear as nests from climbing up trees
Shrub layer
largely absent from the boreal forest, striped maple, beaked hazel is most common here. blue warbler and wood thrush are found in the shrub layer.
Forest floor
problems for plants living here is the lack of sunlight, leaves falling off of trees
Spring ehpemerals
bloom early to grab sunlight before tree leaves grow. Red trilliums are early bloomers, may experience frost and snow
Ants
disperse seeds of plants that contain elaiosomes which the ants like
Indian pipe root
Mycorrhizal association is done between this and fungus, gives sugar to other plants
Nurse Logs
old logs with elevated roots which let seeds land and grow
