Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Habitat
The habitat is varied and includes wet pine savannah, maritime forest, tidal flats, nontidal wetlands, salt pans, salt marshes, bays and bayous.
Research
Research projects include studying the ecological effects of rising sea levels, the ecology of vertebrates in tidal marshes, the ecology of the reserves habitats, monitoring the effects of mercury pollution, coastal plant ecology and mapping, and monitoring environmental conditions on a long-term basis.
Flora and fauna
The varied parts of the refuge provide suitable habitat for many migrant and resident species of bird. These include the scarlet tanager, the black-throated green warbler, the black-and-white warbler, the eastern towhee, the gray catbird, the painted bunting and the secretive white-eyed vireo.
Nine species of carnivorous plants including pitcher plants, butterworts and sundews are present in the reserve. These plants have modifications which enable them to catch insects which provides the nitrogen they need that is deficient in their swampy habitat.
References
- ^ "Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge". OhRanger.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ^ "Research overview". Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ^ "Grand Bay: Wildlife and Habitat". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
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