BIOL 2903 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Clay Belt, Lake Superior, Sphagnum
5 Mar 2017
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Biol 2903 lecture 11: superior boreal lake superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Water affects landscapes physically as well as environmentally. Sleeping giant: the highest vertical rise of rock in ontario. Biodiversity is higher here than anywhere else: this is because there are several types of rocks here, due to colder conditions subarctic flora grows along superior"s north shore and on islands. These species are calcific and are made of basalt which are basic in ph. Butterwort found not only in this area. This is a disjoint population and a glacial relict population. Glacial relict: applies to plants that have a population south of another population, only where the conditions remain cold enough for it. Plants: beach peas, american dune grass it is a coastal plant along the shore of hb and lake. Superior: sparrow"s egg-lady slippers, greenland sandwort, pitcher thistle.
