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Ecology Archive
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European Wild Boars
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsIn the long history of invasive species in Appalachia, no story is more striking that that of the European wild boar. Often called Russian boars. . . -
Extinct Species
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe Appalachian region is the home of more species of plants and animals than any other temperate forest on earth. Through the long stretch of geological time, life forms have come and gone. -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsAmerica’s first National Parks were created out West. By the early 20th century, Easterners who feared the loss of nature... -
Old Growth Forests
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsOld-Growth forests conjures up visions of the great forests that once covered most of eastern north America, and of towering trees undisturbed by logging and human settlement. They provide a vital link to our environmental past and are the preferred and sometime only habitat of a number of species. -
Wetlands
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsSouthern Appalachian wetlands are gaining attention for the wealth of rare and unique life forms they support. In North Carolina alone, mountain bogs and fens provide habitats for nearly 90 species of plants and animals that are considered rare, threatened or endangered.