Record #:

3668

Author(s):

Beane, Jeff

Abstract:

Carolina bays are oval-shaped depressions found in the Coastal Plain that are dependent on rainwater and are less than six feet deep. Dry in some seasons, wetland-like in others, they provide habitats for rare and not- so-rare plants and animals.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Apr 1998, p12-17, il

Subject(s):

Carolina Bays