Record #:

2201

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Pocosins, vast, densely vegetated areas, and savannas, grassy flat areas, exist only in the state's Coastal Plain. Savannas are important because of their diverse plant and animal life, while pocosins absorb excess rainwater.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p16-17, il

Subject(s):

Savanna ecology; Swamps