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litter divide the aquatic habitat into several sepazate open 35 hummocks and zones of 114 Febmary 2004, Dr. Stephen Hall, Invertebrate Zoologist for the pool areas, On Saturday, e Pro visited the site to provide a general assessment of the North Cazolina Natural Heritag gTazr~ ool s stem. During the visit the presence of biological diversity and health of the vernal p Y marbled salamander (Amby-,_____ ~~?!~ °A-aoum) was verified by observation of an inch-long larva specimen recovered fiom and returned to the submerged leaf litter. Dr. Hall assessed that the pools are likely to contain spotted sal anazi rMa~h when the adults f ilus spec s app oath the several weeks later in late February Y pools to breed and deposit egg masses, Dr. Hall also described a good potential that later in the season, late Mazch - early P'~~s~ wifthin moss hummocks scattered about the pools~The f udr- be found guarding thee' egg and carries toed salamander has bee Goa sCon e ) Several species of frogsral~so breedgin vernal pools. The a State Status of SC (Sp site was visited on 19 Feb 2004 and southern cricket frogs (Aerie zrVIlu~ wa ~°~ed ~ aza Poo s and upland chorus frogs (Pseudac.-_._._._.-!?S -OLD-~)° ~ welt as sprmg P P aria c h ~a1a) and calling, Other species likely to>~Pwaters in the p ols wereatested and--a water temperature of 60F green frogs (Rana c__.__,_. ~?~?~~) and a pH of 5 5 were reuatsc sow bugsl(Order Iso odarnmidge fly larva (SuborderlNematocera , (Order Am hi oda > aq ^ hs Suborder Z o tera dragon fly nymphs (Suborder Aniso tera and damsel fly ymp ( Tluee very small vernal pools were observed on the wroy~ratelys4 fe t by 7 feet and 8 hes Four Milo Branch. The largest of these pools was app deep.. Dr. Hall assessed that, though quite small, these pools would likely produce evidence of salamanders and macroinvertebrates if investigations were to be conducted several weeks later in the season. Natural W oodland Habitats Pine Forest The entire northern edge of the field crossing the no~inra otr~Nb 1OIle ~~us virainiana)re~ e P an approximately 8-acre pine stand of primarily Virg aze also some I Ogw n Allison have beeln very helpful in understanding the dynamics of the forest Descriptions by patterns between the pines and hazdwoods of this upland forest on the northern end of the site property.. According to Owen Allison, the 4-acre dense stand of predominantly Virginia pine (Pious vir iniana just north of the cleared field areas on the western half' of the site is approximately forty years old. When he took possessioes of olld fie d succes son with a densehstand off e~,erly been a cultivated field, was m eazty stag young pine. The dense Virginia pme stand mcludes a few loblolly and shortleaf pines. The stern appeazs even aged with a good number of the mature Virginia pines averaging 10 - 12 inch diameters. Half a dozen or more loblolly pines with average diamet are two se crate 20-inch present in the canopy. Present in small openings in the pine canopy • pamhar c~vraciflua diameter tulip poplars (Liriodendron tulioifera) and several sweet gums ~---- are also present. Small canopy-tree species present as emergents throughout thn pm~~b daze ArnArnn tulipifera ,red maple (Ater mbmm ,sweet gum R~ tulip poplaz (L_._,_.___--.----:--- _ ciflua ,and Ash raxmus species) Subcanopy-tree species are represented by flowering dogwood (Comu~ 1 aDd American holly (Ilex o aca A shrub layer is essentially absent