Brief Introduction to Flora and Fauna of Anderson University Upland and Wetland Sites – Keystone...
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Brief Introduction to Flora and Fauna of Anderson University Upland and Wetland Sites – Keystone of the Rocky River Conservancy Nature Park
Tom Kozell, Ph.DProfessor of Biology Anderson University
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http://rockyriverconservancy.org/
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Uplands and Wetlands
Uplands – 2nd to 3rd growth early to mid-successional, oak-hickory forest
White oak, Southern red oak, Post oak, Mockernut hickory, Pignut hickory, Shortleaf pine, Loblolly pine. Black gum, Sweetgum, Tulip tree, flowering dogwood, Eastern redbud, Hill cane, Carolina jessamine, Japanese honeysuckle, Poison ivy, Smilax, American mistletoe, Muscadine, Blackberry
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Uplands and Wetlands – cont’d
Wetlands – alluvial forest along margin; palustrine persistent emergent wetland
Red maple, Sweetgum, Sycamore, Alder, Red mulberry
Cattail, Needlerush, Phragmites, Water primrose, Parrotfeather, Arum
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Upland Trail – July 2011
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Shortleaf Pine
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View NW Toward Rocky River With Uplands in Background
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AU Wetlands in Winter – January - 2009 (L) and 2014 (R)
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Use of the Property by AU Biology
The combined upland and wetland systems have been used as a field site/outdoor lab by classes such as – Ecology; Economic Botany; Ornithology; Wetlands Biology; Field Biology and several Senior Research Projects
60 species of birds observed
Well-established populations of white-tail deer and beavers
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PVC Tree Frog Tube
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AU Wetland in August – Happy Biologists
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Ecology Lab in the Upland
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Beaver Lodge
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Beaver Signs
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Some Animals We Have Seen on the Property or in
the Rocky River or Cox Creek
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Some Vertebrates
Birds – 60 species in 27 families
Mammals – 8 species in 7 families
Reptiles and Amphibians – 17 species in 9 families
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Common Musk Turtle – cont’d
2 – 5”
Dark brown or black carapace – often w/algae
2 distinct stripes on head and barbels on both throat and chin
Exposed areas of skin between plastron plates
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Male N. lutipinnis – Breeding Colors
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Spotted Salamander – Ambystoma maculatum (L) Marbled Salamander –
Ambystoma opacum (R)
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Cope’s Gray Treefrog (L) and Green Treefrog (R)
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Spring Peeper (L) and Upland Chorus frog (R)
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Bullfrog (L) and Green Frog (R)
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Painted Turtle – Chrysemys picta
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Eastern Box Turtle – Terrapene carolina
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Ground Skink – Scincella lateralis
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River Cooter with Leech
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Future Plans – cont’d
Walking trails
Viewing sites, including elevated platforms
Discovery Center
Community ecology/environment education
Wetland preservation