BIOL 2903 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Trillium, The Leaves, Algonquin Provincial Park

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL 2903
• Professor: Michael Runtz

Document Summary

Rocks in algonquin park: formerly were 20-30km higher then todays elevations. Algonquin highlands or dome lie atop a batholith (igneous rock that is more then >100km^2 rised rock). Elevations on the west side of algonquin reach 600m above sea level (the west side higher then the east side). A lot of flowing water and it flows in different directions (north, south, east, and west) and this is the affect of the dome. At least 7 rivers start in algonquin park. Mixture of northern and southern flora and fauna. There are a total is >270 species of birds, 46 species of mammals, 30 species of herps, >100 species of odonatas (dragonflies), >100 species of butterflies. The eastern wolf is also there, it is confined to a very small part of ontario. Algonquin"s location atop a high dome of rock (affecting temperature).