Lecture 14 Flashcards
Ovenbird warbler
associated with the ground layer, nesting style similar to a dutch oven
Ruffed grouse
associated with the forest floor
Salamander
has a lrge biomass/presence in the soil, small in size. They dig in the forest
Maple leaves
grow parallel to the ground, need the sun to grow, race for sunlight and only one survives, the one that grows the quickest wins
Sugar maples
self replacing, resulting in a climax forest, until a major outside factor destroys the forest.
Fungus
appears on older trees. Fungus gnat larvae are tiny flies that lay their eggs on fungus, maggots eat the fungus
Northern saw whet owls
very small
Flying squirrels
love the hardwood forest, they are cavity adopters. Algonquin has both northern and southern flying squirrels.
Slime mold
climbs things and then changes for spore dispersal
Ruffed grouse
uses drumming to mark their territory
Red backed salamanders
lay their eggs in rotting trees because the eggs require moisture
Blue spotted salamanders
have to lay their eggs on water. In spring when the snow melts and forms temporary ponds. These are called ephemoral ponds because they only last for a few months. They are good spots for egg laying because there are no fish (no predators)
Eastern hemlocks
Coniferous trees, they do not go any farther north than the great lakes st lawrence region. They require cool, moist soil, they are exacting in their requirements for growth. Their seeds are very tiny and they cannot penetrate the dead leaves on the forest floor so the grow in old trees and stumps. Nurse logs and ground fires are especially helpful for hemlock, as well as yellow birch.
Birds that like Hemlock trees
green warblers, blackburnian warblers, golden crowned kinglet, pine siskin
Pine siskin
Does not like pines, likes hemlocks and things with smaller cones. Has a small bill to pluck out small seeds from small cones
