Plant and Animal Data for Peter's Woods

 






Basic Field Data (frequency) 

 * The most important (most frequently occuring) animals are italicized in the table below. * 

Quadrat #1 - 10m x 10m
 
 

Type of Tree Tally
american beech (Fagus grandifolia) 24
pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) 1
american elm (Ulmus americana) 2
sugar maple (Acer saccharum) 95
eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) 2
red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) 1

 
 

type of arthropod


 
 

tally

centipede (identify) 3
caterpillar (unidentified) 1
common earthworm 6
mosquito  1
gnats infinite

 
 

type of amphibian


 
 

tally

american toad (Bufo americanus) 1

 
 

type of mammal


 
 

tally

eastern chipmunk (tamias striatus) 2
red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) 1

 
 

type of bird 


 
 

tally

red eye verio (Vireo olivaceus) 2
great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) 1
rose breasted grosbeak (Pheaucticus Indovicianus) 1
wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 3
warbler (unidentified) (genus Parulidae) 1
wood pecker (unidentified) (genus Picidae) N/A (presence marked by holes in trees, not actual sightings)
blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1

 
 

quadrat #2 - 4m x x4m


 
 


 
 

type of shrub


 
 

tally

american basswood (Tilia americana) 1
american beech (Fagus grandifolia) 10
sugar maple (Acer saccharum) 100 +

 
 

quadrat #3 - 1m x 1m


 
 


 
 

type of herb


 
 

tally

solomon’s seal (Polygonatum canaliculatum) 17
large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandflorum) 4
red trillium (Trillium erectum) 1
twisted stalk (Streptopus amplexifolius) 10 +
wood fern (Dryopteris intermedia) 4
maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) 20
royal fern (Osmunda regalis) 5
glade fern (Diplazium pycnocarpon) 3
sugar maple seedling (Acer saccharum) 18
white spruce seedling (Picea glauca) 1
moss (unidentified) 10 cm2
grass (unidentified) 900 cm2

    Karl examines a leaf from a Sugar Maple shrub. Comparing the plants that were found in our quadrat with previous data and photographs helped him to identify the types of plants that are characteristic of a temperate 
deciduous forest.
 
 


This common moss uses the moist ground and dense decaying matter around it to it's advantage.

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Last updated: 06/09/02.