BIOL 2903 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Tiger Beetle, Northern Range, Lake Huron
15 Apr 2017
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Endemic = only found in that small area. European hares & cottontail rabbits are also in the carolinian forest region. A lot of southern species (opossum) they have been expanding northward. Hog-nosed snake: they are a threatened species. Foxsnake: in the georgian bay area it is threatened while in the carolinian zone it is endangered. The reason behind this is the change in landscape (loss of habitat in the carolinian zone). The two populations are disconnected from each other. Massasagua rattlesnake: in the georgian bay area it is threatened while in the. Five-lined skink: it is threatened in the georgian bay area and endangered in the. **many species hit their northern range limits in the carolinian zone. More plants and animals are confined to the carolinian region then in any other forest region. One big feature is the great lakes greatly affect and modify the carolinian forest region.
