A Faunal Investigation of the Sault Ste. Marie Region, Ontario (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Faunal Investigation of the Sault Ste. Marie Region, OntarioThis region was once heavily forested. Inland on the Canadian shield white pine probably dominated and on the clay soils of the plain, spruce, balsam and hardwood. Merchantable timber has been largely removed since 1870. Second growth stands of the types mentioned now exist but the scars of axe and fire can, be seen throughout the area, even against the inland horizon. The largest remaining area of old forest is to be found in the Echo River valley on the Indian Reserve.Reference to a generalized account of Ontario's forest resources by Sharpe and Brodie (1931) should be made in connection with a con sideration of the forest of the Sault Ste. Marie area. (during our field work casual attention was given to plant life but we were primarily concerned with animal life.) These authors regard the forest of the region as an extension of the Ottawa - Huron forest situated to the east and south. They point out that though there is similarity of species of trees certain differences are apparent. Beech and basswood are absent, or nearly so, in this region, while jack pine is present, thus making a conspicuous difference between the Algoma extension and the Ottawa - Huron forest proper. But in general these forests are similar.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.