Lecture 15 Flashcards
Porcupines
common on the eastern side of algonquin because there is better food there, they do not like maple trees
jack pines
dominant near lake traverse, dry sandy conditions are ideal, along with cooler temperatures.
Amphibians found in the petawawa system
pickerel frog
water snake
wood turtle
Wood turtle
endangered, eats worms, berries and mushrooms. Pumps feet on the ground to drive up earth worms
The brent crater
made when a meteor crashed here
Bulblet ferns
calciphilic
Barron Canyon
Only real cliff in Ontario. Part of the Petawawa
Teleslope
when rocks have broken off and come tumbling down, lichens grow on the rocks, famous for ferns
Plants that grow on teleslopes
Sunburst lichens, many ferns
Eastern Phoebes
Nest on cliff crevices, camoflauge their nests with moss
Peregrine Falcons
nest on cliff faces, began nesting in the canyon three years ago
Subarctic Disjuncts
like shady and cold conditions, subarctic crustaceans live here as well, these are glacial relicts and disjunct populations
Cedars in the Pet
Very common, often very large here. Among the oldest trees in North America. Important winter food for white tailed deer, who love to eat white cedar.
Wolves
Historically fed on moose, the eastern wolf is originally a southern animal that fed on deer, and probably came north with the deer population. Deforestation also forced wolves to migrate
