B-18 



Short tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda 



Common mole Scalopus aquatlcus 



Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus f loridanus 



Gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 



Fox squirrel Sciurus niger 



Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 



Flying squirrel Glaucomys volans 



White fotted mouse Peromyscus leucopus 



Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus 



Pine vole Pitymys pinetorum 



Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus 



Raccoon Procyon lotor 



Bobcat Lynx rufus 



White tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus 



Critical environmental factors determining the 

 vegetational composition in this community include frequency 

 of distrubance, water holding capacity of the soil, and fre- 

 quency of fire. 



Upland Hardwood Forest 



This vegetational type is considered to be the climax 

 vegetation in the upland regions of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. 

 In fact however, it is not particularly common on the Coastal 

 Plain due to the frequency of disturbance there. The upland 

 hardwood forest is dominated by various species of oak Quercus . 



The xeric or dry phase of this community type occurs 

 primarily on the dry, sand ridges of the Coastal Plain. It is 

 dominated by scrubby oaks which persist after the timbering or 

 death of various pines, especially shortleaf pine Pinus echinata , 

 scrub pine Pinus virginiana , and pitch pine Pinus rigida . On 

 the more mesic sites, southern red oak Quercus falcata often 

 dominates. Blackjack oak Quercus mary land ica , post oak Quercus 

 stellata and scrub oak Quercus ilicifolia are the characteristic 

 species however, pine is usually always present due to the 

 frequency of fire and/or other disturbances. 



The intermediate phase of the upland hardwood forest 

 is the most common representative of this community type. In 

 the northern section of the Coastal Plain, the dominant species 

 include black oak Quercus velutina , chestnut oak Quercus prinus , 

 white oak Quercus alba and scarlet oak Quercus coccinea with 

 blackgum Nyssa sylvatica , post oak Quercus stellata and several 

 hickories Carya spp . also being common. 



