Record #:

2205

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Most of the state's bottomland hardwood forests are found in the Coastal Plain along broad river flood plains. Because the forest exists in a flooding environment, the plants and animals there must adapt to the fluctuating water levels or perish.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p20-21, il

Subject(s):

Forests and forestry; Wetland ecology; Alluvial plains; Hardwoods