| A | B |
|---|
| riparian area | the "greenways" of vegetatioin along streams and rivers |
| detritus | an important food source for aquatic invertebrates (dead or decaying matter) |
| succession | the regular patterns of change over time of the types of species in a community |
| snag | a standin dead or dying tree |
| downed log | a fallen treee or snag lying on or near the forest floor |
| snage users | red-bellied woodpecker, warblers, chickadees, bluebirds, wood ducks, owls, flying squirrels, some lizards, bats, bears.. |
| downed log users | ruffed grouse, gray fox, river otter... |
| bat guano | major source of food for other cave dwellers |
| only mammal that can really fly | bats |
| birds that "stay on the wing" | stay in flight most of their lives |
| ex. of birds that stay "on the wing" | albatross, petrels and other seabirds |
| "air plants" (grow without contacting soil) | bromeliads, some mosses, and orchids |
| buffer strips | strips of permanent vegetation in or around edges of fields, particularly near streams/rivers |
| SMZ's | streamside management zones |
| food plots | wildlife openings (cleared area of forest that are mowed or disked, planted with grasses/grains to meet food and cover for wildlife |
