Backyard FeaturesTHE BIOTIC & ABIOTIC

Hybrid “Gray” Treefrog

Hyla chrysoscelis X Hyla avivoca

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Carpenter Bees

Xylocopa violacea

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White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

C

Copperhead Snake

Agkistrodon contortrix

C

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

C

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

C

Widow Skimmer

Libellula luctuosa

C

Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

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Masson’s Pine Tree

Pinus massoniana

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Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

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Rocks

The rocks in this area are very important, specifically to the snakes and frogs. Snakes use the rocks to hide under or build their homes below it. Frogs use the rocks as places to hide because they blend into the rock’s surfaces.

Sand in Soil

The sand in the soil provides cover and homes for smaller land organisms such as some snakes and some frogs.

Temperature

The temperature affects what kind of organisms live there and when they are active in the ecosystem.

Sunlight

The sunlight affect the growth rate of the plants such as the pine trees and poison ivy in this area as well as flowers that provide nectar for bees.

Ground Moisture

The ground moisture growth of plants which is important because they are important food sources for a variety of organisms.

Wind

Wind affects flight patterns of birds and when they fly. It also affects pollination because the wind carries pollen to other plants.

Air Pressure

Air pressure affects the latitude in which the birds fly which affects the prey they will be able to catch and eat.

Rain

Rain too affects when certain organisms are active due to the fact that rain can be either detrimental or beneficial for certain organisms.

Humidity

If it is really humid outside more insect tend to come out which provides a large feeding ground for predators or those insects.

Carbon Dioxide

Plants use the carbon dioxide for the necessary photosynthesis which produces oxygen and glucose. Other organisms use the oxygen