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68 <br /> Nest 54 Biological Inventory Report Orange County,N.C. <br /> • Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) <br /> • Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey) <br /> • Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum) <br /> • Procyon ltor(racoon) <br /> • Canis latrans (coyote) <br /> These communities do not possess unusually large or otherwise noteworthy specimen trees. <br /> The forests appear to be even-aged, naturally regenerated stands. Generally, trees that are <br /> located along property boundaries, or on property corners, will show the highest degree of <br /> character and age;however,trees possessing such characteristics were not observed during <br /> the field investigations. <br /> Piedmont Headwater Stream Forest (Typic Subtype) <br /> This community type encompasses streams S1-S4 and the floodplains associated with <br /> them. Species indicative of this area include, but are not limited to, the following: <br /> • Liriodendron tulipifera var. tulipifera (yellow poplar) <br /> • Acer rubrum var. rubrum (red maple) <br /> • Liquidambar styracijlua (sweetgum) <br /> • Fagus grandifolia var. caroliniana (American beech) <br /> • Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) <br /> • Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) <br /> • Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn-olive) <br /> Like the Dry-Mesic Oak-Hickory and Mesic Mixed Hardwood forests,sunlight availability <br /> to the forest floor is limited. As a result, overall floral and faunal diversity is low when <br /> compared to communities exhibiting greater amounts of sunlight availability and structural <br /> heterogeneity. Species indicative of this community type are the same as those previously <br /> listed for the Mesic Mixed Hardwood community(i.e., forest interior species). <br /> Pine Forest <br /> This community type is located on the upland slopes adjacent to streams S2, S3 and S4 in <br /> the southeastern half of the PSA. Plant species indicative of this community are the same <br /> as previously listed for the Piedmont Headwater Stream Forest; however, loblolly pine is <br /> dominant and comprises 80-90% of the overstory composition. <br /> Like the previously described closed-canopy communities, sunlight availability to the <br /> forest floor is also limited in this pine-dominated forest community. As a result, overall <br /> floral and faunal diversity is low, when compared to communities exhibiting greater <br /> amounts of sunlight availability and structural heterogeneity. Species indicative of this <br /> community type are the same as those previously listed for the Mesic Mixed Hardwood <br /> and Piedmont Headwater Stream Forest communities (i.e., forest interior species). <br /> 4 April 2023 <br />