BIOL 2903 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pine Warbler, Algonquin Provincial Park, Southern Flying Squirrel
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Great lakes st. lawrence forest region: mean annual temp is 1-6 c, mixture of boreal forest and carolinian flora and fauna. Many species from the north and the south (example: grey and red squirrel) White and red pine (absent fr boreal) Jake pine 2 needles in a cluster, short needles. White pine 5 needles in a cluster, long and soft needles. Red pine 2 needles in a cluster, really long needles. Needles are grouped together in clumps: many species reach their range limit in the gl-sl: sprouce grouse hits it"s southern limit, five- lined skin hits its northern limit. Is the only forest region on two physiographic regions (part on canadian shield, part on gl sl) The glacial spillway passed through and left outwash plains (great deposit of sand fr glacial river) on the east side because west side was higher. hardwoods need: petawawa river -
