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what animals will make the most of maple in the hardwood forest

-moose will rip bits of bark off the red maple= nutrutional

what is needed for decomposition on the trees

fungi= lots of fungi grow on old trees (decomposters)


-bracket fungus helps to decompose wood


-fungus Gnat Larvae= tiny flies which lay eggs on fungus + maggots will eat the fungus


-bark beetle under the tree= long horn borer and sugar maple borer

what woodpeckers extract resources from the trees

hairy woodpecker + downy woodpecker


-pileated woodpecker extract insects

what other birds are in the forest region

white-breasted nuthatch


-brown creeper


-these birds are resource partitioning

what bird uses snakes in the cavity adopting process

great crested flycatcher

what is the most common owl in the forest

barred owl! dark brown eyes

what ducks are cavity adopters

wood ducks and hooded merganser

what fungi splashes out its spores in reproduction

bird nest fungi

what organisms benefit from decaying logs

-ruffed grouse= they do bird drumming


-red-backed salamder= lay its eggs. its chamber is moist

what are ephemeral ponds?

ponds that don't last very long


-no fish here

what are characteristics of the north facing sloper

cooler and less warmth

whats unique to hemlock on the north facing slope

Eastern Hemlock are in the woods= need cool soil


-shade tolerant


associate with black-throated and blackburnian warbler


-kinglet also associates


-sapsucksers (yellow-bellied) also associate

what other trees do sapsuckers create wells in

american beech trees

what trees have now been removed from algonquon

White pine tree= used to be 35m high. 'virgin'

how does pine grow in the forest

big pines are not shade toelrant


-fires create space for shade tolerant pioneer species


-pine will outgrow them

what organisms can grow on the tough acidic soul

lichens eg british solider

what wildflowers grow in the pine forest

-clintonia


-canada mayflower

what eat the needles of pine trees

-sawfly larvae


-pine warbler


-red squirrel and cross bill

what beetle will use the pine tree

pine sawyer

why is fire important in the pine forest

-pine trees burn well due to full of resin



what is associated with poplar trees

-trembling aspen


-buds on trees are used by rough grouse


-beavers like the bark of poplar tree


-yellow-bellied sapsucker associate with poplar trees