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�J <br /> PLANT AND ANIMAL RESOURCES <br /> Woodlands <br /> Almost 54 percent of Orange County's land area is covered by woodlands, 60 percent of which is <br /> comprised of hardwood forest. Although hardwoods are distributed across the county, the <br /> concentration of such forests is greater in the central and eastern portions where farming is less <br /> prevalent. As shown on the Vegetation Map, pine forests are located primarily in the southeastern <br /> section of the county. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY WOODLANDS <br /> As Percent of As Percent of <br /> Type Acrea a All Woodlands All Land <br /> Bottomland Hardwood 25,981 19.00/0 10.2% <br /> Hardwood 66,227 48.2% 26.0% <br /> Mixed Pine/Hardwood 12,991 1 9.4% 5.1% <br /> Pine 32,095 23.4% 12.6% <br /> Total 137,294 100.0% 53.90/6 <br /> Source: LANDSAT Satellite Data, Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study, N.C. Department <br /> of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, 1988. <br /> These woodlands provide a diverse environment for plant and animal life, and protect and <br /> conserve important resources such as watersheds and soils. Forest vegetation stabilizes and <br /> enriches the soil, and slows runoff from precipitation. Closer to urban environments, woodlands <br /> buffer the sights and sounds of civilization, absorb air pollutants, and act as moderators of <br /> temperature extremes. The microclimate of a forest, created in part by the shade of the trees and <br /> the transpiration of water from the leaves, keeps surrounding air at an even temperature. <br /> Woodlands adjacent to and interspersed among suburban and urban areas thus act as natural air <br /> conditioners. <br /> Natural Areas/Wildlife Habitats <br /> Between June of 1987 and October of 1988, an inventory of the principal natural areas and <br /> wildlife habitats of Orange County was conducted for the Triangle Land Conservancy in <br /> coordination with the N.C. Natural Heritage Program. Published in December, 1988, the <br /> inventory report identified a total of 64 sites. <br /> Each site identified in the report was given a ranking of overall significance, integrity, and threat <br /> status by the authors of the inventory, plant ecologist Dawson Sather and zoologist Stephen Hall. <br /> For each category, five levels of significance, site integrity, and threat were identified in the <br /> inventory as described below. <br /> Significance Rating. Significance refers to the presence of an important biological or <br /> geomorphic element on the site and the rarity of that element. The levels of significance identified <br /> in the inventory were as follows: <br />
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