Eco Lab pre-lab quiz on Lab 5

BACK 40 & Linda Falls

Where is the Big Leaf Maple tree found?

Riparian forest (beginning of Linda falls)

Where is the Chamise & Manzanita found ?

Chaparral

Where is the Buckbrush & Coyotebrush found?

Chaparral

Which species is dominant in the Chaparral

Chamise

Which bird species is exclusively in chaparral?

Wrentit

Where are the Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, & Coast Redwood found?

Mixed Evergreen forest

Where is the Pacific Madrone found?

Mixed Evergreen Forest

Where are all the Oak trees found? What’s the exception?

Mixed Evergreen Forest

-California Scrub Oak is found in Chaparral

Where is Pacific Dogwood & Toyon found?

Mixed Evergreen Forest

Where is Bracken Fern & bunch grasses found?

Mixed Evergreen Forest

Describe the size & shape of leaves of the some of larger primary producers in the Mixed Evergreen Forest.

range from short to long needles to large leaves

Lichens & mosses …..

epiphytes that grow on plants

Which species of bird occurs exclusively in mixed evergreen forest

Pileated woodpecker

Describe vegetation on the east side of Chiles Valley. Why is it different than mixed ever green forest

Vegetation is dryer bc less rainfall (rain shadow effect)

Which terrestrial vegetation has greatest species richness?

mixed evergreen bc more moisture & complex habitat

Describe size & shape of leaves of some of larger producers in Riparian forest.

range from medium to large & thin to deeply lobed.

describe leaf size & shape of chaparral.

-tiny to small leaves

-simple or serrated leaf margins

Where is the White Alder & willow found?

Riparian forest