. Animal communities in temperate America, as illustrated in the Chicago region ; a study in animal ecology. Animal ecology; Zoology. BEECH ASSOCIA TION 243 a) Subterranemirground stratum.—Earthworms continue; an occa- sional groundhog has been seen, though they are probably much less common here than in the preceding stages. The stratum appears less closely inhabited than the preceding. Under leaves are found scattered snails, centipedes, etc. The yellow-margined millipede {Fontaria cor- rugate) is most common. There is an occasional Centhophilus. We have found no other Orthoptera in beech wo
. Animal communities in temperate America, as illustrated in the Chicago region ; a study in animal ecology. Animal ecology; Zoology. BEECH ASSOCIA TION 243 a) Subterranemirground stratum.—Earthworms continue; an occa- sional groundhog has been seen, though they are probably much less common here than in the preceding stages. The stratum appears less closely inhabited than the preceding. Under leaves are found scattered snails, centipedes, etc. The yellow-margined millipede {Fontaria cor- rugate) is most common. There is an occasional Centhophilus. We have found no other Orthoptera in beech woods proper, though Hancock records several (40, p. 422). Animals are more abundant under logs than under leaves. Here we find the large slug {Philomycus carolinensis) and several species of snails which, though characteristic,. d. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shelford, Victor E. (Victor Ernest), b. 1877; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Chicago, Ill. , Pub. for the Geographic Society of Chicago by the University of Chicago Press
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