Guide to Significant Wildlife Habitat - Door County Web Map
Guide to Significant Wildlife Habitat - Door County Web Map
Guide to Significant Wildlife Habitat - Door County Web Map
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On the Pacific coast of North America, old-growth characteristics begin <strong>to</strong> appear in unmanaged<br />
forests of 175 <strong>to</strong> 250 years of age, but this will vary considerably across the continent, depending on the<br />
site and forest type. See also second-growth forest. (from Dictionary of Natural Resource Management,<br />
Julian & Katherine Dunster 1996, UBC Press, Vancouver, BC)<br />
open space<br />
Land that is largely free of man-made structures, where ground cover is such that rain may enter<br />
the soil <strong>to</strong> replenish groundwater. May include but is not limited <strong>to</strong> natural areas, parks, and agricultural<br />
lands. (adapted from Land Protection Options, L. Allmann)<br />
population<br />
In biology, any group of organisms belonging <strong>to</strong> the same species at the same time and place.<br />
(from Saving Nature's Legacy, R. Noss and A. Cooperrider)<br />
riparian<br />
Relating <strong>to</strong> or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (as a river or stream) or<br />
sometimes of a lake. (adapted from <strong>Web</strong>ster's New Collegiate Dictionary)<br />
second-growth forest<br />
Relatively young forests that have developed following a disturbance (e.g., wholesale cutting,<br />
extensive fire, insect attack) of the previous stand of old-growth forest. Restricted in application <strong>to</strong> those<br />
parts of the world where clearly discernible, old-growth forest still exist, or did exist not long ago. See<br />
also old growth forest. (from Dictionary of Natural Resource Management, Julian & Katherine Dunster,<br />
1996, UBC Press, Vancouver, BC)<br />
State natural area<br />
Sites formally designated by the WDNR that contain outstanding examples of native biotic<br />
communities and are often the last refuges in the state for rare and endangered species of plants and<br />
animals. Areas are devoted <strong>to</strong> scientific research, the teaching of conservation biology, and especially <strong>to</strong><br />
the preservation of their natural values and genetic diversity for future generations. (See also, Appendix D<br />
for additional information)<br />
unders<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
The trees and other woody species growing under the canopies of large adjacent trees and other<br />
woody growth. See canopy. (from Dictionary of Natural Resource Management, Julian & Katherine<br />
Dunster, 1996, UBC Press, Vancouver, BC)<br />
warm water forage fishery<br />
Stream or lake waters which support fishes with a maximum summer water temperature <strong>to</strong>lerance<br />
of about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Bluegills, perch, and largemouth bass are examples. (U.S. Forest Service,<br />
FSM 2605, Sept 1974)<br />
watershed<br />
An area of land, which may or may not be under forest cover, draining water, organic matter,<br />
dissolved nutrients, and sediments in<strong>to</strong> a lake or stream. (from Dictionary of Natural Resource<br />
Management, Julian & Katherine Dunster, 1996, UBC Press, Vancouver, BC)<br />
wildlife corridor<br />
1) an area of continuous native vegetation designed <strong>to</strong> promote connectivity and movement of<br />
wildlife between isolated natural areas, or 2) a series of patches of natural vegetation that may serve as<br />
"stepping s<strong>to</strong>nes" that promote connectivity and movement of wildlife between natural areas. (adapted<br />
from Ecology of Greenways, Smith et. al.) The natural, sequential change of species composition of a<br />
community in a given area. (from Principles of Conservation Biology, G. Meffe and C. Carrol et. al.)<br />
xeric<br />
Refers <strong>to</strong> a habitat characterized by dry conditions rather than mesic (moderate) or hygric (wet)<br />
conditions. (from Dictionary of Ecology, Hanson, Herbert C. 1962Philosophical Library, N.Y., 382 p.)<br />
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