. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Illustration by Anne Marshall Runyon. including the protected Venus's- flytrap and the endangered rough- leaf loosestrife. The federally endan- gered red-cockaded woodpecker also lives in savannas because it prefers their old-growth pines with softened centers for building nesting cavities. Pocosins are found only in the southeastern United States, and they're more plentiful in North Caro- lina than anywhere else. They occur on flat, elevated areas between streams in the Coastal Plain, often next to savann
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Illustration by Anne Marshall Runyon. including the protected Venus's- flytrap and the endangered rough- leaf loosestrife. The federally endan- gered red-cockaded woodpecker also lives in savannas because it prefers their old-growth pines with softened centers for building nesting cavities. Pocosins are found only in the southeastern United States, and they're more plentiful in North Caro- lina than anywhere else. They occur on flat, elevated areas between streams in the Coastal Plain, often next to savannas. Underlain by spongy organic deposits called peat, pocosins are able to soak up and slowly release large amounts of water into nearby rivers and sounds. Dense thickets of evergreen shrubs, vines and a pine overstory provide food and shelter for wildlife such as the black bear, deer, bobcat and the pine bar- rens tree frog, an endangered species. Seasonal wetlands fill with winter rains and dry out in summer and fall. And though they may appear as ordinary as a backyard puddle, these wetlands are critical habitat for breeding amphibians. They are needed by species such as the spotted salamander to give birth and raise young away from fish that would eat their eggs and larvae. In the dry sea- son, the salamanders live in upland areas around seasonal ponds, but they return to their birthplace year after year to breed. Because seasonal wet- lands are typically smaller than 1 acre, they are not well protected by wetlands regulations. Mountain bogs often form at the base of mountain slopes on flat land. They are fed by seeps or springs and covered with mounds of sphag- num moss, which can absorb large amounts of water and provide a base for other plants to grow. The bogs are made up of thick layers of peat and black mud, and they are nature's only habitat for the mountain sweet pitcher plant, the endangered green pitcher plant, the bog turtle and many other rare species. As many a
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