Wetlands, Wildlife, Woodlands Adrianne, Angie, Nick, Mallory

Our Main Questions  What are the types of ecosystems in Centennial Woods?  What are the biotic and abiotic factors that control the presence of these ecosystems?  What are the ecosystem services in these ecosystems?

Fauna  Hardwood Forest: Black cherry, White pine, Oak, Sugar maple, Beech, Birch, Striped maple, New York fern, Bracken, Poison ivy and Buckthorn  Softwood Forest: Hemlock, Pine trees, Ostrich, New York, Beech, and Interruptive ferns, partridgeberry, blueberry, and elderberry  Marsh: phragmites, jewelweed, red clover

Flora  Hardwood Forest: Eastern Chipmunk, Mosquito, Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  Softwood Forest: Robin (Turdus migratorius), Worms, Mosquitoes, signs of a Woodpecker  Marsh: Grey Cheeked Thrush, Robin, Rusty Blackbird, Crawfish, Damsel flies, Frogs, Minnows, and Benthic Macro Invertebrates

Soil Testing Ecosystem & layer # Depth of Layer pH of Layer Appearance Hardwood 1 2cm5 Dark Brown Hardwood 2 6cm5.5 Olive Brown Hardwood 3 8cm6 Mustard brown Hardwood 4 46cm6.5Bronze Softwood 1 2cm5.5 Dark brown Softwood 2 2cm5.5 Gray Brown Softwood 3 3cm6Gray Softwood 4 8cm6Clay-like Softwood 5 10cm5.5 Brown Gray Softwood 6 41cm6 Silver Gray Marsh 1 3cm8 Grass roots Marsh 2 7cm8 Gray Brown Marsh 3 5.5cm8 Iron deposits Marsh 4 21cm8 Iron& sulfur smell Marsh 5 5.5cm8clay